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由 [yóu] 1. 原因：reason 原～。事～。理～。～于（介词，表示原因或理由）。 (Origin; cause. Example usages include "the reason for occurrence," "the cause of an event," "the principle behind it," and "due to" (as a preposition indicating reason or cause).) 2. 自，从：from ～表及里。～衷（出于本心）。 (From; starting from. Example usages include "from the surface to the core" and "to be true to one's heart.") 3. 顺随，听从，归属：follow; comply; belong ～不得。信马～缰。 (Follow; comply; belong to. Example usages include "unable to comply" and "letting the horse follow its whims.") 4. 经过，经历：pass through; experience 必～之路。～来已久。 (Pass through; experience. Example usages include "the road that must be taken" and "has been ongoing for a long time.") 5. 凭借：rely on ～此可知。 (Rely on; can be known from this.) 6. 古同“犹”，尚且，还：still; yet (An ancient usage, similar to "still" or "yet.") 7. 古同“犹”，犹如，好像：seems; resembles (An ancient usage, similar to "seems" or "as if.") 8. 姓：surname (A surname, indicating familial or ancestral name.) 由 [yóu] (动) 1. (《说文》无“由”字，古字字形) (No "由" character found in "Shuowen," an ancient character form.) 2. 树木生新枝。亦泛指萌生：sprout (Trees sprouting new branches; can also refer to sprouting in a general sense.) 3. 经，由：pass through; by way of (Example: "Who can leave without passing through the door?") 4. 行走：walk (Example: "Sad is he who does not walk the right path.") 5. 通“以”( yǐ)。用：use (Example: "A gentleman does not say things lightly.") 6. 任用：appoint (Example: "Cannot appoint a gentleman; it has long been a disgrace for us.") 7. 听凭;听任：allow; let (Example: "If you win, it’s up to you who you are; everything goes to him.") 8. 遵从;遵照：follow (Example: "Do not forget and do not err, follow the old laws.") 9. 游玩：stroll about (Example: "To roam freely and play.") 10. 蹈行;践履：conform to (Example: "A gentleman does not follow the wrong path.") 由 [yóu] (名) 1. 原由;缘故：reason (Example: "In ancient times, services were appreciated by ancestors, and there were reasons for etiquette.") 2. 来源;开头：origin (Example: "Good actions originate from the heart, good words arise from intentions.") 3. 机缘;机会：opportunity (Example: "I wish to meet without a way to reach.") 4. 法式：code (Example: "Do not speak without reason, do not act without legality.") 5. 途径;办法：way (Example: "Holy governance allows no paths for gain or avoidance to harm.") 6. 姓：surname (Example: "A surname, as in '由吾.'") 由 [yóu] (因) 7. 因为;由于：because of; due to (Example: "Because of this, there is life with some use.") 由 [yóu] (介) 1. 自，从…(表示起点)：from (Example: "From the roof, light enters." and "From the beginning.")