How to Write 隈 (wēi) — Meaning “Cove / Bend in a river or mountain”

Imagine a mountain (阝) with a fearful (畏) secret place hidden in a curve. The left side is the hill, and the right side '畏' reminds you to be cautious because the bend might be hiding something, just like a cove or nook.

Write the left radical 阝 first with two strokes: a horizontal fold and a vertical line. Then write the right part 畏 with nine strokes: start with 田 (field) at the top, then 人 (person) in the middle, and finish with 卜 (divination) at the bottom. Keep the left narrow and the right wider, and be careful not to shorten the vertical stroke of 阝.

隈 has the radical 阝 on the left, meaning "hill" or "place," while 郗 and 郛 have 阝 on the right, which indicates a city or town. 郗 (xī) is a surname with the phonetic 希, and 郛 (fú) means an outer wall of a city with the phonetic 孚. Visually, the radical position and the right-side component are completely different.

隈 is not common in everyday speech but appears in geographical or literary terms like 山隈 (mountain recess) and 墙隈 (corner of a wall). It is often found in classical poetry or descriptions of hidden, curved places, giving a sense of seclusion or shelter.

Common words containing 隈 include: 山隈 (shān wēi) — Mountain recess or bend; 墙隈 (qiáng wēi) — Nook or corner of a wall.; 隈处 (wēi chù) — Nook / Hidden corner.