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doctrinaire

HSK 10
Human →Actions
yū
ウ
오, 우
Phonosemantic compound. 辶 represents the meaning and 于 represents the sound.
Components
辶 walk+ 于 Yu =
迂 doctrinaire
辶 Meaning component
chuò walk
辶 is a component form of 辵.
于 Phonetic component
Yú Yu
surname Yu
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Notes
Similar Characters
巡 patrol暹 rise边 margin (simp)辽 distant (iii) (simp)达 arrive (simp)迁 shift (simp)迄 so far迅 speedy过 through (simp)迈 take a big stride (simp)迎 greet运 luck (simp)近 near迓 to go to meet返 go back迕 obstinate (iii)还 yet (simp)这 here (simp)进 make (simp)远 profound (simp)
Historical Evolution
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
迂
Regular
Modern
Chinese
迂 [yū]
literal-minded; pedantic; doctrinaire; longwinded; circuitous
Example Sentences
CHINESE WORDS (30)
迂回 [yū​huí] #18,975
roundabout route
迂腐 [yū​fǔ] #33,852
pedantic
迂回曲折 [yū​huí​qū​zhé] #46,812
meandering and circuitous (idiom); complicated developments that never get anywhere
迂曲 [yū​qū] #47,538
circuitous
迂阔 [yū​kuò] #64,076
high sounding and impractical
迂阔 [yū​kuò] #64,076
high sounding and impractical
迂气 [yū​qì] #67,073
pedantry
迂气 [yū​qì] #67,073
pedantry
迂缓 [yū​huǎn] #68,388
dilatory
迂缓 [yū​huǎn] #68,388
dilatory
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JAPANESE WORDS (19)
迂闊 [うかつ] #8,442
careless
迂回 [うかい] #10,519
detour
迂遠 [うえん] #32,448
roundabout
胡散 [うさん] #36,467
suspicious
迂回路 [うかいろ] #48,766
detour
迂路 [うろ] #127,605
detour
迂愚 [うぐ] #131,733
stupid
迂曲 [うきょく] #150,560
meandering
迂闊千万 [うかつせんばん] #204,822
very careless
迂拙 [うせつ] #230,388
poor and careless way of living
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