淤 yū mud
mud; sediment
怎么记住“淤”: 氵 water + 於 flying crow = mud. After the flood the water drains away, a flying crow circles over the field, and the farmer's boots sink deep into the mud.
部件结构
形声 · Meaning + sound
One part gives the meaning, the other gives the sound.
淤 = 氵 water + 於 flying crow
- 氵 water meaning
- 於 flying crow sound
After the flood the water drains away, a flying crow circles over the field, and the farmer's boots sink deep into the mud.
How it came to be
Water gives the meaning and the right part the sound.
用法
- Silt, and to become clogged/stagnant: 淤泥 (yūní) silt/sludge, 淤积 (yūjī) to silt up/accumulate.
- 淤血 (yūxuè) is a bruise / congealed blood; 淤塞 (yūsè) means clogged up (a channel).