隅(yú)

11 strokes

corner

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Character information

Pinyin
yú
Meaning
corner
Strokes
11
HSK level
—
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 隅 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿰阝禺

In this compound, the meaning comes from 阝 (place); 禺 supplies the sound.

One part carries the meaning, the other suggests the sound.

Made of

阝fǔ禺yú

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write 隅 step by step

11 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with 隅

Common words using 隅 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

xiàng向yú隅

(lit.) to face the corner; (fig.) to miss out on sth

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hǎi海yú隅

coastal area

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jǔ举yú隅fǎ法

synecdoche

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xiàng向yú隅ér而qì泣

(idiom) to weep in solitude

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fù负yú隅wán顽kàng抗

(idiom) to put up fierce resistance despite being surrounded; to stubbornly refuse to a…

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Related characters

From 隅’s common words

向海举法而泣负顽

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