于

to go; to take; sentence-final interrogative particle; variant of 於|于[yu2]

3 strokes Dict coverage rank #372 U+4E8E

components: 二亅

Yu · Heisig RSH #1281

clothesline — as a component also called: clothing conveyor

Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.

Characters built with 于 as their sound component

These characters all use 于 (yú) as their phonetic component — compare how they read:

Character	Pinyin	Meaning
于 sound component	yú	at, in, on; to, from; alas!
宇	yǔ	building, house, room, structure; space, the universe
迂	yū	abstruse, pedantic, unrealistic
芋	yù	taro
盂	yú	basin; cup
吁	xū	alas; to sigh
竽	yú	free reed mouth organ
圩	xū	dike, embankment
盱	xū	eyes wide open; to gaze in astonishment
纡	yū	to twist, to turn, to bend; to distort
玗	yú	semi-precious stone
邘	yú	a state in Henan province

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
无动于中	wú dòng yú zhōng	variant of 無動於衷\|无动于衷[wu2 dong4 yu2 zhong1]
不下于	bù xià yú	as many as; no less than; not inferior to; as good as; on a par with
不亚于	bù yà yú	no less than; not inferior to
有利于	yǒu lì yú	to be advantageous to; to be beneficial for
公之于世	gōng zhī yú shì	(idiom) to announce to the world; to make public; to let everyone know
大于	dà yú	greater than; bigger than; more than
死于安乐	sǐ yú ān lè	see 生於憂患，死於安樂\|生于忧患，死于安乐[sheng1 yu2 you1 huan4 , si3 yu2 an1 le4]
工于心计	gōng yú xīn jì	scheming; calculating
小于	xiǎo yú	less than, <
落于下风	luò yú xià fēng	to be at a disadvantage
安于	ān yú	to be content with; to be accustomed to
高于	gāo yú	greater than; to exceed
生命在于运动	shēng mìng zài yú yùn dòng	life is motion (popular saying with many possible interpretations); Physical effort is vit…
长于	cháng yú	to be adept in; to excel at
假手于人	jiǎ shǒu yú rén	(idiom) to get one's own task done by sb else
利于	lì yú	to be beneficial to; to be conducive to
出于	chū yú	due to; to stem from
以利于	yǐ lì yú	for the sake of; in order to
合于	hé yú	to tally; to accord with; to fit
多于	duō yú	more than; greater than