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淤

yū
yūspelled as ü · 1st tone — spelling rules
silt · river sludge
Radical: 氵 Strokes: 11
Structure: Left narrow, right wideFrequency: Less common
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Character Decomposition
淤=氵+於
Etymology
water
Meanings
silt
river sludge
to silt up
choked with silt
yū
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Words with 淤 47 total
Idioms with 淤 1 total Chain
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