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淤

yū
verb #9,536

Meanings

  1. 1 to silt up; to become clogged with sediment
  2. 2 to stagnate; to accumulate (of blood, mud)

Examples

河道淤了，水流不过去。
Hédào yū le, shuǐ liú bú guòqù.
The river channel silted up and the water can't flow through.
她摔了一跤，腿上淤了一大块。
Tā shuāi le yī jiāo, tuǐ shàng yū le yī dà kuài.
She took a fall and got a big bruise on her leg.
管道被淤泥堵住了。
Guǎndào bèi yūní dǔzhù le.
The pipe was blocked by silt.

Tips

usage
淤 appears in common compounds: 淤泥 (silt/mud), 淤血 (bruise/blood stasis), 淤积 (to accumulate sediment). The 氵(water) radical hints at its connection to waterway blockage.

Stroke Order

淤 yū