由于 yóuyú Because

HSK 4 HSK 3.0 · Level 3 Practise with 由于 →

Traditional: 由於

Stroke order

由于 is written in 8 strokes across 2 characters.

由于 — the Chinese character for Because (yóuyú), stroke diagram — Stroke diagram for 由于 — Because

由 — 5 strokes
于 — 3 strokes

Senses

due to
as a result of
thanks to
owing to
since
because

Characters in 由于

由 yóu — to follow; from; because of; due to
于 yú — to go; to take; sentence-final interrogative particle

Character meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Related words

由于 is pronounced yóuyú and means “Because”.

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