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traditional form

Variants
Phonetic
Semantic
Apparent
于 刀 二 入 己 ⿰方仒
Mandarin
yu2, wu1, yu1
English
Definitions
at; in; in regard to; by; from; out of; surname; than; to; within; interjection alas!; on
Mnemonic
Long considered synonymous with 于
Etymology
Notes
Originally a pictograph of a bird; one possible explanation is: to divide 刀 two 二 concepts that enter 入 one’s self 己; ancient meaning was to be similar