隅 (yú) — (bound form) corner; nook; remote place; (bound form) side; aspect

Definition

Literary, bound-form word for 'corner' or 'nook' (a place, e.g. 海隅 the seaside corner) and 'side' or 'aspect' of a matter (e.g. 一隅 one aspect). Always appears inside compounds or after numerals — never used alone.

bound form
cornernookremote placesideaspect
Easily confused

Examples

  • 。
    Zhè běn shū shè jí zhī shi de yì yú.
    This book touches on one aspect of knowledge.
  • 隅。
    Zhè ge chéng shì de hǎi yú fēng jǐng yōu měi.
    The coastal corner of this city has beautiful scenery.
  • ，。
    Bú yào zhǐ jiàn yì yú, yào duō kàn quán mào.
    Don't just see one side; look at the whole picture.

Origin

Sound + meaning
六书liùshū
形声xíngshēng

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
𨸏𨸏𨸏mound
Sound part声符shēngfú
禺
禺yú隅yú
Same sound today

隅 is built from 𨸏, a mound, plus 禺, which points to the sound yú.

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