迂
yū
#2,953 most
frequent character
literal-minded, pedantic, doctrinaire
Character breakdown
Source: Make Me a Hanzi.
迂 has 辶, a foot walking, as a picture part and 于 yú as its sound part. It first meant to circle back around, then grew to circuitous, longwinded, and impractical.
Drawn as: foot crossing intersection
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