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隅
yú
1. corner
Uncommon • Top 30% ✏️ 12 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

隅
yú
corner, cranny, niche
11 丶

Compound Words (7)

向隅
xiàngyú
lit. to face the corner (idiom)
察隅
Cháyú
Zayü county, Tibetan: Rdza yul rdzong, in Nyingchi prefecture [[林芝地區|林芝地区<Línzhīdìqū>]], Tibet
海隅
hǎiyú
coastal area
察隅县
Cháyúxiàn
Zayü county, Tibetan: Rdza yul rdzong, in Nyingchi prefecture [[林芝地區|林芝地区<Línzhīdìqū>]], Tibet
举隅法
jǔyùfǎ
synecdoche
局促一隅
júcùyīyú
to be cramped in a corner (idiom)
失之东隅,收之桑榆
shīzhīdōngyú,shōuzhīsāngyú
to lose at sunrise but gain at sunset (idiom); to compensate later for one's earlier loss

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Character Frequency Rank
3,386
Word Frequency Rank
25,227 of 84,292

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