处于 (chǔ yú)

to be in (some state, position, or condition)

Character breakdown

处 (chǔ) · 5 strokes

Simplified form of 處. Phonosemantic compound. 夂 represents the meaning and 虎 represents the sound.
于 (Yú) · 3 strokes

Pictograph of a musical wind instrument with a reed, which is now written as 竽. The current meaning is a phonetic loan.