zimai字脈
LookupMandarin · 繁體 · English
Mandarin–English · CC-CEDICTSources ↗
DICTIONARY · CC-CEDICT

由於

简 由于 · 繁 由於
Mandarin · pinyin yóu yú

Meanings

  1. due to
  2. as a result of
  3. thanks to
  4. owing to
  5. since
  6. because
Full entryShow on map

Characters in this entry

由
yóu · cause, reason; from
於
yú · yū · in, at, on; interjection alas!
于
yú · in, on, at; go to; surname
Written characters and their own readings; the entry’s pronunciation is shown above.

Explore the spelling

Entries containing 由於 ↗Words written with 由 ↗Words written with 於 ↗Words written with 于 ↗

Mandarin tones

2–2 · you2 yu2

Compare attested words with these syllables ↗

Dictionary tones. Connected speech can change their realization.

Connected dictionary

3character links2same-tone records
Explore word families ↗Compare pronunciations ↗Open character structure ↗
Counts describe dictionary records, not word frequency or semantic similarity. Source identities stay separate.

Read this spelling in Classical texts

Follow a written form into the eight pinned witnesses: Analects, Mencius, Laozi, Zhuangzi, Xunzi, Han Feizi, Sunzi and the Mao Shijing. A match is a place to investigate; it does not prove that a modern dictionary sense fits the passage.

由於 · find source passages ↗ · 由于 · find source passages ↗

Explore Classical grammar ↗

Compare dictionary sources Rime · Wiktionary

Rime Cantonese 粵拼

jau4 jyu1

Cantonese word readings for 由於. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

CanCLID contributors · CC BY 4.0 · source & license · Data pack

Wiktionary English definitions · Chinese section

Independent source senses for this spelling, with usage labels retained. Not matched to the pronunciation above.

conj

  1. because; since; as

prep

  1. owing to; due to; as a result of; because of

Source page · dump 2026-09-02 · Contributors & history

Wiktionary contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source & license · Data pack