坞
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(bound form) low area within a surrounding barrier; (literary) small castle; fort
- Strokes
- 7
- Radical
- 土 +4
- Structure
- Left–right 左右
- Traditional
- 塢
- Common rank
- #3,075
- Unicode
- U+575E
Formation & memory
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Words with 坞
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| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 好莱坞 | Hollywood; also pr. [Hao3lai2wu1] | |
| 宝莱坞 | Bollywood (film industry based in Mumbai, India) | |
| 山坞 | nook; cove (in the hills) | |
| 花坞 | sunken flower-bed | |
| 船坞 | dock; shipyard | |
| 扩展坞 | docking station | |
| 坞站 | docking station | |
| 拓展坞 | (computing) hub; dock | |
| 坞壁 | small fortress; fortified compound | |
| 坞堡 | small fortress; fortified compound |
Sound family
Characters sharing the sound component 乌 — compare how they read.