坞
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Meaning: low area within a surrounding barrier
💡 Think 'woo' — a low dock where boats go 'woo'.
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Character Story & Explanation
坞 (wù) means a low, enclosed area, often sheltered or used for docking. It combines the radical 土 (earth, land) with 乌 (wū, crow, black), hinting at a dark, low place. Common in words like 船坞 (shipyard) and 花坞 (sunken flowerbed).
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