Read Edit View history 由 yóu HSK2 cause Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents Basic Details Gloss Iconic Gloss Original Meaning Hint Depicts a kind of helmet worn by warriors. Based on the original meaning "helmet", now written as 胄. The current meaning is a phonetic loan. Pinyin Separate values with commas yóu × Add Simplified Variants Separate values with commas Add Traditional Variants Separate values with commas Add Variant Of Components No items. + Add component Stroke Data 由 Stroke Data (Simp) — JSON { "source": "dong", "medians": [ [ [ 176, 517 ], [ 215, 486 ], [ 234, 450 ], [ 252, 339 ], [ 271, 141 ], [ 292, 65 ] ], [ [ 245, 505 ], [ 277, 488 ], [ 464, 507 ], [ 714, 556 ], [ 753, 554 ], [ 779, 536 ], [ 797, 516 ], [ 773, 308 ], [ 748, 153 ], [ 720, 101 ], [ 719, 36 ] ], [ [ 343, 313 ], [ 388, 306 ], [ 560, 342 ], [ 643, 342 ] ], [ [ 450, 808 ], [ 506, 764 ], [ 509, 723 ], [ 498, 196 ], [ 496, 175 ], [ 476, 155 ] ], [ [ 314, 96 ], [ 330, 111 ], [ 559, 142 ], [ 638, 149 ], [ 686, 144 ] ] ], "strokes": [ "M 236 507 Q 211 523 183 530 Q 176 533 169 526 Q 159 519 171 506 Q 232 404 237 161 Q 238 92 282 54 Q 283 53 287 51 Q 309 45 310 82 Q 310 86 310 89 L 307 126 Q 274 345 269 462 C 268 489 262 492 236 507 Z", "M 479 527 Q 379 515 236 507 C 206 505 240 455 269 462 Q 275 469 480 498 L 528 505 Q 598 517 679 528 Q 724 535 741 515 Q 751 496 752 474 Q 748 321 716 173 Q 713 146 702 144 Q 699 143 693 144 C 671 123 656 136 660 126 Q 670 98 698 39 Q 708 18 719 20 Q 737 23 748 52 Q 791 137 798 252 Q 808 325 816 408 Q 822 465 848 499 Q 867 523 853 538 Q 828 563 773 586 Q 751 599 713 584 Q 626 556 529 536 L 479 527 Z", "M 524 313 Q 537 317 636 330 Q 646 329 653 340 Q 654 350 634 360 Q 595 375 529 355 Q 526 355 525 354 L 479 342 Q 443 336 347 322 Q 322 318 342 303 Q 375 279 397 287 Q 433 296 478 304 L 524 313 Z", "M 529 536 Q 532 665 553 767 Q 557 782 534 800 Q 492 822 464 826 Q 445 830 436 820 Q 427 810 437 793 Q 474 738 475 700 Q 478 616 479 527 L 480 498 Q 480 422 479 342 L 478 304 Q 475 228 471 147 C 470 117 520 125 520 155 Q 521 236 524 313 L 525 354 Q 526 432 528 505 L 529 536 Z", "M 310 89 Q 422 111 660 126 C 690 128 707 129 693 144 Q 686 154 664 169 Q 646 181 520 155 L 471 147 Q 383 134 307 126 C 277 123 281 83 310 89 Z" ] } 5 strokes 由 Stroke Data (Trad) — JSON { "source": "animcjk", "medians": [ [ [ 170, 524 ], [ 234, 455 ], [ 284, 56 ] ], [ [ 239, 502 ], [ 286, 487 ], [ 731, 560 ], [ 801, 518 ], [ 711, 26 ] ], [ [ 343, 312 ], [ 646, 339 ] ], [ [ 439, 819 ], [ 511, 754 ], [ 487, 141 ] ], [ [ 303, 103 ], [ 692, 142 ] ] ], "strokes": [ "M236,507C219,518 201,525 183,530C178,532 174,531 169,526C162,521 164,516 171,506C213,440 233,324 237,161C237,116 252,80 282,54C282,54 284,52 287,51C310,53 310,73 310,89C309,102 309,111 307,126C287,270 272,384 269,462C269,481 251,496 236,507Z", "M479,527C441,521 331,513 236,507C217,507 252,455 269,462C273,467 343,479 480,498C512,503 512,503 528,505C574,512 625,521 679,528C709,533 731,530 741,515C749,504 752,489 752,474C750,380 738,288 720,196C716,175 715,155 697,144C690,138 674,135 676,126C680,99 685,16 719,20C730,23 739,34 748,52C775,110 791,176 798,252C802,301 810,353 816,408C819,447 830,477 848,499C860,516 862,529 853,538C836,555 809,570 773,586C757,594 738,593 713,584C655,565 593,548 529,536C496,530 496,530 479,527Z", "M524,313C532,315 569,323 636,330C642,331 649,332 653,340C655,347 647,355 634,360C620,366 604,368 585,367C562,365 543,359 525,354C494,346 494,346 479,342C455,336 410,332 347,322C330,320 328,313 342,303C363,287 382,283 397,287C420,294 448,299 478,304C509,310 509,310 524,313Z", "M529,536Q532,665 553,767Q557,782 534,800Q492,822 464,826Q445,830 436,820Q427,810 437,793Q474,738 475,700Q478,616 479,527C480,508 480,508 480,498Q480,422 479,342C478,317 478,317 478,304Q475,228 471,147C471,130 520,138 520,155Q521,236 524,313C525,340 525,340 525,354Q526,432 528,505C529,526 529,526 529,536Z", "M310,89C384,104 517,116 676,126C685,126 703,137 697,144C692,151 684,162 668,169C646,179 604,169 520,155C487,150 487,150 471,147C412,138 357,132 307,126C295,124 298,87 310,89Z" ] } 5 strokes Historical Pronunciations Source baxter-sagartzhengzhangtang Middle Chinese Old Chinese Gloss + Add historical pronunciation Sources × × Quick add: 漢語多功能字庫季旭昇《說文新證》李学勤《字源》zi.toolsChinese Text Project許進雄《簡明中國文字學》 + Add source Verified Edit Comment (required) Submit Edit Note: The form works without JavaScript but the tag/list editors are simplified.