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由

由 is a Chinese hanzi, listed here under the keyword “cause”. It is treated as a basic building block: it is not broken down any further here. It appears as a component in 41 other characters in this index.

Keyword
cause
Pinyin (Mandarin)
yóu
Script
Chinese hanzi
Also known as
cause, reason, причина, reason
Same glyph as a Japanese kanji
由 wherefore

Decomposition

No decomposition is listed: this shape is used whole.

Characters that contain 由

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