Mnemonic comic for 由
Translation
Mnemonic
Mnemonic symbol: 自由古巴， a cuba libre. The character 由 itself even looks like a cuba libre.
Maud Younger (y) is taking part in a charity auction in the outhouse's kitchen (ou2). She is auctioning the dinosaur bone (丨) next to her and is speaking into a microphone (曰). In the other hand she is holding a cuba libre (由), and she is already quite drunk.
All translations for 由
to follow / from / because of / due to / by / via / through / (before a noun and a verb) it is for ... to ...
to follow / from / because of; due to / by; via; through / (before a noun and a verb) it is for ... to ...
Comments
由 character breakdown
radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 2)
vertical stroke (in Chinese characters), referred to as 豎筆|竖笔[shu4 bi3]
to speak / to say