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jau4
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[1] [n] cause; reason; source; derivation [2] from [3] up to [4] by; through [5] a Chinese family name Stroke count: 5
Level: 2
Radical: 田 (#102)
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Don't confuse with: 甴田 |
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| This character was last edited on 29th Jun 2008 | |
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自由
zi6 jau4 = free, unrestrained, freedom; liberty
由於
jau4 jyu1 = because of; due to
由此
jau4 ci2 = therefore; hence
自由派
zi6 jau4 paai3 = liberal
理由
lei5 jau4 = reason
自由黨
zi6 jau4 dong2 = the liberal party
自由主義
zi6 jau4 zyu2 ji6 = liberalism
學術自由
hok6 seot6 zi6 jau4 = academic freedom
冇理由
mou5 lei5 jau4 = illogical; it cannot be粵
不由得
bat1 jau4 dak1 = cannot help ifSee all 59 compounds |
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Showing all 2 examples containing 由
對不起，由於下雨，所以我遲到了。 國
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I'm sorry, I was late because of the rain.
佢今日嘅情况係佢咎由自取 粵
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He has only himself to blame for the plight he is in now. Legend 國 : Written Chinese only 粵 : Spoken Cantonese only |
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Decimal representation of this word: 由
Unicode code for this character: U+7531 (off-site link)
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Decimal representation of this word: 由
Unicode code for this character: U+7531 (off-site link)
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