由于

yóuyú

due to; as a result of; thanks to

prepositionconjunction HSK 3.0 · Band 4 trad. 由於

Watch it being written

Every character draws itself, stroke by stroke. Then grab the brush: trace it yourself and hear the word when you finish.

由
于

Build with these blocks

Chinese words snap together like bricks. Every word below shares a character with this one, so you are already halfway to knowing it.

由
  • 由yóuto followB4
  • 理由lǐyóureasonB5
  • 由此yóu cǐherebyB5
  • 自由zìyóufreedomB5
  • 由来yóuláioriginB6
  • 不由得bùyóudecan't helpB7
  • 不由自主bùyóuzìzhǔ(idiom) can't help butB7
于

See it in sentences

由于下雨，比赛推迟了。

Because of the rain, the game was postponed.

由于他帮忙，我很快做完了。

Thanks to his help, I finished quickly.