隅 meaning and stroke order
Corner, cranny, niche
How to write 隅, stroke by stroke
11 strokes in order. Each box adds the next stroke in red. Write top to bottom and left to right, and finish enclosing strokes last.
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Meaning of 隅
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- corner
How 隅 is built
Phono-semantic (sound + meaning) character. Place.
阝 gives the meaning and 禺 hints at the sound.
Radical: 阝 (place), shared by 160 characters on this site.
How to remember 隅
The left part 阝 here means a hill or place, and 禺 (yú) gives the sound. Picture a hidden spot tucked into the side of a hill, a quiet corner of a place, and read it like its sound part 禺.
隅 is a formal, literary word for a corner, and it usually appears in set phrases rather than on its own. Common words include 一隅 (yì yú, a small corner or area) and 海隅 (hǎi yú, a remote seaside place). Example: 他住在城市的一隅。(Tā zhù zài chéngshì de yì yú.) He lives in a quiet corner of the city.
Common mistake: Learners often mix up 隅 with 偶 (ǒu, idol, even number) and 遇 (yù, to meet), which share the same 禺 part. Check the left side: 阝 for corner, 亻 for 偶, and 辶 for 遇. Also remember that 隅 has the second tone (yú), not the fourth tone of 遇.
Questions about 隅
How many strokes are in 隅?
隅 is written with 11 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.
What does 隅 mean?
隅 (yú) means corner, cranny, niche.
How do you pronounce 隅?
隅 is pronounced yú, in the second tone (rising).
What is the radical of 隅?
The radical of 隅 is 阝, which carries the idea of "place". Dictionaries list 隅 under this radical.
What is the difference between 隅 and 角 for corner?
角 (jiǎo) is the everyday word, as in 墙角 (qiáng jiǎo, corner of a wall). 隅 sounds literary and often suggests a small, remote or hidden area rather than a sharp physical corner.
What does the idiom 负隅顽抗 mean?
负隅顽抗 (fù yú wán kàng) means to put up a stubborn fight with your back in a corner, like a cornered enemy refusing to give up. It is often used critically about people resisting a hopeless situation.