| 1 | 由 | 由 | yóu | you2 | to follow; from; because of; due to; by; via; through; (before a noun and a verb) it is for ... to ... | | |
| 2 | 由于 | 由於 | yóu yú | you2 yu2 | due to; as a result of; thanks to; owing to; since; because | | |
| 3 | 自由 | 自由 | zì yóu | zi4 you2 | freedom; free; liberty; Classifiers: 个 | | |
| 4 | 理由 | 理由 | lǐ yóu | li3 you2 | reason; grounds; justification; Classifiers: 个 | | |
| 5 | 由此 | 由此 | yóu cǐ | you2 ci3 | hereby; from this | | |
| 6 | 由此可见 | 由此可見 | yóu cǐ kě jiàn | you2 ci3 ke3 jian4 | from this, it can be seen that... | | |
| 7 | 不由 | 不由 | bù yóu | bu4 you2 | can't help (doing sth) | | |
| 8 | 自由化 | 自由化 | zì yóu huà | zi4 you2 hua4 | liberalization; freeing (from sth) | | |
| 9 | 不由自主 | 不由自主 | bù yóu zì zhǔ | bu4 you2 zi4 zhu3 | can't help; involuntarily (idiom) | | |
| 10 | 自由软件 | 自由軟件 | zì yóu ruǎn jiàn | zi4 you2 ruan3 jian4 | free software (i.e. software for which sharing, modification etc is permitted) | | |
| 11 | 来由 | 來由 | lái yóu | lai2 you2 | reason; cause | | |
| 12 | 鸠山由纪夫 | 鳩山由紀夫 | jiū shān yóu jì fū | Jiu1 shan1 You2 ji4 fu1 | Hatoyama Yukio (1947-), Japanese Democratic Party politician, prime minister 2009-2010 | | |
| 13 | 境由心生 | 境由心生 | jìng yóu xīn shēng | jing4 you2 xin1 sheng1 | our mindset frames how we view the world | | |
| 14 | 经由 | 經由 | jīng yóu | jing1 you2 | via | | |
| 15 | 路由 | 路由 | lù yóu | lu4 you2 | routing (in computer networks) | | |
| 16 | 藉由 | 藉由 | jiè yóu | jie4 you2 | by means of; through; by | | |
| 17 | 根由 | 根由 | gēn yóu | gen1 you2 | the whys and the wherefores; the detailed story; root cause | | |
| 18 | 自由自在 | 自由自在 | zì yóu zì zài | zi4 you2 zi4 zai4 | free and easy (idiom); carefree; leisurely | | |
| 19 | 俯仰由人 | 俯仰由人 | fǔ yǎng yóu rén | fu3 yang3 you2 ren2 | to be at sb.'s beck and call (idiom) | | |
| 20 | 丰俭由人 | 豐儉由人 | fēng jiǎn yóu rén | feng1 jian3 you2 ren2 | fancy or simple according to sb's budget (idiom) | | |
| 21 | 充足理由律 | 充足理由律 | chōng zú lǐ yóu lǜ | chong1 zu2 li3 you2 lu:4 | sufficient grounds (law) | | |
| 22 | 不由分说 | 不由分說 | bù yóu fēn shuō | bu4 you2 fen1 shuo1 | to allow no explanation | | |
| 23 | 不由得 | 不由得 | bù yóu de | bu4 you2 de5 | can't help; cannot but | | |
| 24 | 不禁不由 | 不禁不由 | bù jīn bù yóu | bu4 jin1 bu4 you2 | unable to refrain from; cannot help; involuntarily (idiom) | | |
| 25 | 兵不由将 | 兵不由將 | bīng bù yóu jiàng | bing1 bu4 you2 jiang4 | disobedient soldiers (idiom) | | |