堣 (yú) - Yu — refers to a boundary, border, or & an ancient place name

堣Tone 2

yú ｜ 12 strokes ｜ radical:

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堣 · yú

Yu — refers to a boundary, border, or shore;

an ancient place name;

also means the edge of water or land.

Yu — refers to a boundary, border, oran ancient place namealso means the edge of water or land.

Usage highlights

Yuqiu place namewater's edgeYu Yi regionsea shoreborder arealand boundary

Synonyms

  • 边— border, edge
  • 界— boundary, limit
  • 岸— shore, bank

Antonyms

  • 中— center, middle
  • 心— heart, core

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • The ancient place name Yuqiu (堣丘).
  • Standing at the water's edge (水堣).
  • The border region (堣夷).
  • The shore of the sea (海堣).

Collocations

  • Yuqiu place name(堣丘)
  • water's edge(水堣)
  • Yu Yi region(堣夷)
  • sea shore(海堣)
  • border area(堣地)
  • land boundary(土堣)

Cultural background

FAQ
  • Appears in ancient Chinese geographical texts as a place name.
  • Used in classical literature to denote boundaries or edges of territories.
  • The character combines earth (土) radical with禺, suggesting a geographical boundary marker.

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