jyu1淤
Jyutpingjyu1
Yaleyū
Definition
Silt, sediment, or clogged fluid.
- sediment or silt in a body of water
- to be clogged up; blocked fluid or liquid
colloquialnaturehealth
How it's used
Primarily refers to the accumulation of silt or mud in water channels, but it also functions as an adjective to describe water that is murky or stagnant. In a medical or physical context, it frequently appears in the compound 瘀血 to describe blood that has pooled or clotted under the skin, often resulting from an injury.
Examples
The drain is clogged with a lot of silt.
Related words
Common mistake
Do not confuse 淤 with 瘀. While they share a similar sound, 淤 is used for environmental sediment or murky water, whereas 瘀 specifically refers to bruising or stagnant blood in the body.
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