由
yóu
to follow
from; because of; due to; by; via; through; (before a noun and a verb) it is for ... to ...
a picture of 由 → a sprout rising from the field, meaning origin or source
由 depicts a sprout emerging upward from a field (田), suggesting something arising or originating from a source. That sense of 'coming from' extended naturally into its uses meaning from, by, and because of.
这件事由你来决定。
zhè jiàn shì yóu nǐ lái juédìng。
This matter is for you to decide.
他由于生病，没能来上课。
tā yóuyú shēngbìng，méi néng lái shàngkè。
He was unable to come to class because of being sick.
Words with 由
鬼由心生
guǐ yóu xīn shēng
devils are born in the heart (idiom)
鸠山由纪夫
jiū shān yóu jì fū
Hatoyama Yukio (1947-), Japanese Democratic Party politician, prime minister 2009-2010
三岛由纪夫
sān dǎo yóu jì fū
Mishima Yukio (1925-1970), Japanese author, pen name of (平岡公威|平冈公威, Hiraoka Kimitake)
不分情由
bù fēn qíng yóu
indiscriminate
不由
bù yóu
can't help (doing sth)
不由分说
bù yóu fēn shuō
to allow no explanation
不由得
bù yóu de
can't help
不由自主
bù yóu zì zhǔ
(idiom) can't help but; involuntarily
不自由，毋宁死
bù zì yóu , wú nìng sǐ
give me liberty or give me death
事由
shì yóu
main content
交由
jiāo yóu
to hand over (responsibility for sth) to (sb)
人在江湖，身不由己
rén zài jiāng hú , shēn bù yóu jǐ
(proverb) you can't always do as you like; one has to compromise in this world