阝 Home·Characters·阝 Character · Qualities 阝 kozatohen mound, village Composition 123 Origin On the left, a contraction of 阜 mound; on the right, of 邑 town. Related characters 郷hometown, countryside都capital, metropolis降descend, fall陰shade, north slope隈nook, recess階floor, stairs隗lofty, steep隠hide, conceal不not, negation乏lack, scarcity也to be, also事matter, affair他other以by means of