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隅
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nook

HSK 10 N2
Human →Body
yú
グウ
すみ
우
Phonosemantic compound. 阝 represents the meaning and 禺 represents the sound.
Components
阝 mound+ 禺 district =
隅 nook
阝 Meaning component
fù mound
place
阝 is a component form of 阜.
禺 Phonetic component
yú district
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Notes
Similar Characters
檃 阢 阮 ancient musical instrument:祁 numerous邨 hamlet-village郤 opening陀 steep bank陟 scale隙 rift邓 Deng (surname) (simp)邗 an ancient place邘 state in Henan province (iii)邙 henan邛 distress邝 Kuang (surname) (simp)邠 county邡 name of a (90a1)邢 Xing (surname)邬 various place names (simp)邯 city in Hebei province
Historical Evolution
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
Clerical
Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Seal Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Seal
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
隅
Regular
Modern
Chinese
隅 [yú]
corner
Japanese
隅 、 角 すみ 、 すま 同音

noun

  1. corner; nook; recess
  2. rare downstage right (on a noh stage)
Example Sentences
🇯🇵 (1)
すみに誰かが隠れている。
Someone is hiding in the corner.
Japanese Names
隅 くま
Kuma surname
隅 すみ
Sumi surname
隅 すみさき
Sumisaki surname
隅 すみとも
Sumitomo unclassified name
隅 すみのり
Suminori unclassified name
CHINESE WORDS (10)
向隅 [xiàng​yú] #58,144
lit. to face the corner (idiom)
察隅 [Chá​yú] #60,995
Zayü county, Tibetan: Rdza yul rdzong, in Nyingchi prefecture 林芝地區|林芝地区[Lín​zhī​dì​qū], Tibet
海隅 [hǎi​yú] #63,866
coastal area
察隅县 [Chá​yú​xiàn] #66,526
Zayü county, Tibetan: Rdza yul rdzong, in Nyingchi prefecture 林芝地區|林芝地区[Lín​zhī​dì​qū], Tibet
察隅县 [Chá​yú​xiàn] #66,526
Zayü county, Tibetan: Rdza yul rdzong, in Nyingchi prefecture 林芝地區|林芝地区[Lín​zhī​dì​qū], Tibet
举隅法 [jǔ​yù​fǎ]
synecdoche
失之东隅，收之桑榆 [shī​zhī​dōng​yú​, ​shōu​zhī​sāng​yú]
to lose at sunrise but gain at sunset (idiom)
失之东隅，收之桑榆 [shī​zhī​dōng​yú​, ​shōu​zhī​sāng​yú]
to lose at sunrise but gain at sunset (idiom)
局促一隅 [jú​cù​yī​yú]
to be cramped in a corner (idiom)
举隅法 [jǔ​yù​fǎ]
synecdoche
JAPANESE WORDS (39)
⭐ 隅 [すみ] #2,255
corner
⭐ 片隅 [かたすみ] #4,905
corner
⭐ 隅々 [すみずみ] #7,707
every corner
隅っこ [すみっこ] #12,147
corner
千載一遇 [せんざいいちぐう] #23,926
once-in-a-lifetime (opportunity)
隅から隅まで [すみからすみまで] #24,360
in every nook and corner
⭐ 四隅 [よすみ] #27,230
four corners
⭐ 一隅 [いちぐう] #29,251
corner
隅に置けない [すみにおけない] #52,113
witty and knowing
大隅 [おおすみ] #54,901
Ōsumi (former province located in the east of present-day Kagoshima Prefecture, including the Amami Islands)
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