淤 yū mud
mud; sediment
How to remember 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.
Component breakdown
淤 = 氵 water + 於 flying crow
- 氵 water
- 於 flying crow
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 is used
- 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).