| 由 | 367C25 22.41 | 部居  | 畫數 5 | ㄧㄡˊ [you2] | ||
| N. | Reason: 原由，理由 ditto; 事由 story or course of events; 情由 reason, how s.t. happened; 根由 basic cause. | |||||
| V.t. | To let: 由他去 let him do what he likes; 由性兒 [you2xing4er0]; 心不由主 lose mental control; 由不得 [you2bu0de0]↓, 笑罵由他笑罵 let them talk and criticize all they like. | |||||
| Prep. | From: 由乎，由於 from; 由於何因 from what cause? 因此，由是 [you2ci3], [you2shi4]↓; 由何而起 whence arises this? 由近而遠 from the close-by examples to those far off; 由淺入深 proceed from the simple to the more complex; 經由 via. | |||||
| Words | 1. 由不得 [you2bu0de0], adv., (1) in spite of oneself: 由不得大笑起 could not help laughing out loud; (2) beyond one's control: 這事由不得你 this is s.t. you cannot control. 2. 由打 [you2da3], adv., since: 由打昨夜 since last night (it has been raining ,etc.). 3. 由衷 [you2zhong1], adj., from the heart: 言不由衷 talk insincerely; 由衷之言 a talk straight from the heart. 4. 由兒 [you2er0], n., (coll.) reason (=源由). 5. 由來 [you2lai2], (1) adv., for a long time; (2) n., a person's past record or antecedents. 6. 由性（兒） [you2xing4er0], v.i., to be wilful. 7. 由是 [you2shi4], adv., from this, hence: 由是可觀 one can see therefore. 8. 由頭（兒） [you2tou0er0], n., a pretext: 尋出由頭兒來 find a pretext. 9. 由此 [you2ci3], adv., hence, see [you2shi4]↑: 由此可見 thus it is seen that. 10. 由由 [you2you2], adj., (AC) natural, unaffected. | |||||