隅 - Dong Chinese dictionary

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yú

corner

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

Components

阝 Meaning component

fù

hill, place

阝 is a component form of 阜.

禺 Sound component

yú, ǒu, yù

district

Evolution

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Regular script

Modern

Definitions

yú

corner, nook, remote place; corner

Most common words with 隅

Freq.	Word	Meaning
	隅	corner
	向隅	fig. to miss out on sth
	察隅	Zayü county, Tibetan: Rdza yul rdzong, in Nyingchi prefecture 林芝地區\|林芝地区[Línzhīdìqū], Tibet
	海隅	coastal area
	察隅县	Zayü county, Tibetan: Rdza yul rdzong, in Nyingchi prefecture 林芝地區\|林芝地区[Línzhīdìqū], Tibet