| 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 | 由此 | 由此 | yóu cǐ | you2 ci3 | hereby; from this | | |
| 4 | 由此可见 | 由此可見 | yóu cǐ kě jiàn | you2 ci3 ke3 jian4 | from this, it can be seen that... | | |
| 5 | 由来 | 由來 | yóu lái | you2 lai2 | origin | | |
| 6 | 由衷 | 由衷 | yóu zhōng | you2 zhong1 | heartfelt; sincere; unfeigned | | |
| 7 | 由着 | 由著 | yóu zhe | you2 zhe5 | let (one) have his way; as (one) pleases; at (one's) will | | |
| 8 | 由因推果 | 由因推果 | yóu yīn tuī guǒ | you2 yin1 tui1 guo3 | from cause to effect; a priori (idiom) | | |
| 9 | 由易到难 | 由易到難 | yóu yì dào nán | you2 yi4 dao4 nan2 | from the easier to the more advanced (idiom) | | |
| 10 | 由旬 | 由旬 | yóu xún | you2 xun2 | yojana (Vedic measure, about 8 miles) | | |
| 11 | 由头 | 由頭 | yóu tou | you2 tou5 | pretext; excuse; justification; reason | | |
| 12 | 由是观之 | 由是觀之 | yóu shì guān zhī | you2 shi4 guan1 zhi1 | looking at it from this point of view (idiom) | | |
| 13 | 由盛转衰 | 由盛轉衰 | yóu shèng zhuǎn shuāi | you2 sheng4 zhuan3 shuai1 | from prosperity to decline; at its peak before the decline | | |
| 14 | 由怜生爱 | 由憐生愛 | yóu lián shēng ài | you2 lian2 sheng1 ai4 | to develop love for sb out of pity for them | | |
| 15 | 由径 | 由徑 | yóu jìng | you2 jing4 | to follow a narrow path | | |
| 16 | 由此前往 | 由此前往 | yóu cǐ qián wǎng | you2 ci3 qian2 wang3 | to go from here (idiom) | | |
| 17 | 由此类推 | 由此類推 | yóu cǐ lèi tuī | you2 ci3 lei4 tui1 | by parity of reasoning; by the same token (idiom) | | |
| 18 | 由此看来 | 由此看來 | yóu cǐ kàn lái | you2 ci3 kan4 lai2 | judging from this; in view of this (idiom) | | |
| 19 | 由此及彼 | 由此及彼 | yóu cǐ jí bǐ | you2 ci3 ji2 bi3 | to proceed from one point to another (idiom) | | |
| 20 | 由不得 | 由不得 | yóu bu de | you2 bu5 de5 | cannot help; to be beyond control of | | |
| 21 | 由表及里 | 由表及裡 | yóu biǎo jí lǐ | you2 biao3 ji2 li3 | to proceed from the outside to the inside; to see the essence merely by looking at the superficial appearance | | |