隅 (yú) is a Chinese character meaning “corner”. It is written from 阝 (left form: mound (阜); right form: city or settlement (邑)) and 禺 (yú — a sound component (as in 偶, 遇, 寓, 愚)), side by side, and takes 11 strokes.
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Structure
阝 + 禺
Left–right structure
- 阝 left form: mound (阜); right form: city or settlement (邑) · fù meaning
- 禺 yú — a sound component (as in 偶, 遇, 寓, 愚) · yú sound
Structure from: 说文解字: 隅，陬也。从𨸏禺声
Memory aid
The mound (阝) on the left and 禺 on the right tuck into each other like two walls meeting — 禺 also lends its sound: yú, a corner.
This is a memory aid, not the historical origin.
Stroke order
11 strokes
In real words
- 城隅chéng yúcorner of a city wall隅 = yú
- 向隅xiàng yúto face the corner; to be left out (as in 向隅而泣)隅 = yú
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All readings
corner
corner; nook; outlying place
角落；也指边远的地方。 — studyhanzi 编写
Words with this reading
- 城隅chéng yúcorner of a city wall隅 = yú
- 向隅xiàng yúto face the corner; to be left out (as in 向隅而泣)隅 = yú
Sound component
禺 family exact
Easy to confuse with
Stroke data: hanzi-writer-data (Arphic Public License) · licenses & attributions
Questions people ask about this character
What does 隅 mean?
隅 (yú) means corner; nook; outlying place.
How do you pronounce 隅?
It is pronounced yú.
What parts is 隅 made of?
阝 (left form: mound (阜); right form: city or settlement (邑)) and 禺 (yú — a sound component (as in 偶, 遇, 寓, 愚)), side by side. The recorded source is: 说文解字: 隅，陬也。从𨸏禺声. Components are the building blocks of the shape; the radical used for dictionary lookup is a separate thing.
How many strokes does 隅 have?
11. You can watch the stroke order on this page, or trace it yourself.
What is the radical of 隅?
阝. The radical is how the character is filed in a dictionary — it is not the whole story of how the character is built.
What words use 隅?
Common ones are 城隅 and 向隅. The reading of 隅 is not the same in every word, so each word on this page shows which reading applies.