隅

yú

禺 + 阝

Definitions

yú corner

Etymology

Phonosemantic compound. 阝 represents the meaning and 禺 represents the sound.

Semantic: 阝 Phonetic: 禺

About

隅 is a phonosemantic compound formed by the radical 阝 (from 阜, 'mound, earthwork') on the left, which often marks characters related to terrain or geographical features, and the phonetic element 禺 (yú) on the right, which indicates the pronunciation. Its core meaning is a corner or angle, typically the point where two walls or natural boundaries converge, such as the corner of a room or a city wall. From this concrete sense, the meaning broadened to encompass any remote, out-of-the-way, or overlooked location, and it commonly appears in compounds describing distant border regions or obscure corners of the world.

Etymology Hide

Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)

Clerical Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)

Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

Seal Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

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Example Sentences Hide

房间的一隅有张桌子。

Fángjiān de yī yú yǒu zhāng zhuōzi.

There is a table in a corner of the room.

小猫躲在院子隅角。

Xiǎo māo duǒ zài yuànzi yú jiǎo.

The kitten hides in the corner of the yard.

这个城市的西北隅很繁华。

Zhège chéngshì de xīběi yú hěn fánhuá.

The northwest corner of this city is very bustling.

在公园的隅角，孩子们在玩耍。

Zài gōngyuán de yú jiǎo, háizimen zài wánshuǎ.

In the corner of the park, children are playing.

他总是关注社会的某一隅。

Tā zǒngshì guānzhù shèhuì de mǒu yī yú.

He always focuses on a certain corner of society.

即使在世界最偏远的隅角，也有互联网信号。

Jíshǐ zài shìjiè zuì piānyuǎn de yú jiǎo, yě yǒu hùliánwǎng xìnhào.

Even in the most remote corners of the world, there is internet signal.

在记忆的深隅，藏着他童年的秘密。

Zài jìyì de shēn yú, cángzhe tā tóngnián de mìmì.

In the deep corner of memory, hides the secret of his childhood.

探索未知的领域，如同照亮黑暗的隅角。

Tànsuǒ wèizhī de lǐngyù, rútóng zhàoliàng hēi'àn de yú jiǎo.

Exploring unknown fields is like illuminating dark corners.

Related Characters

Component: 禺

Component: 阝

隅