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乌 - wū

crow, rook, raven; black, dark

crow, rook, raven; black, dark

How to read 乌

Click 乌 to hear Mandarin pronunciation. Use the example words before memorizing it in isolation.

Hanzi
Traditional
Pinyin
Englishcrow, rook, raven; black, dark
Radical hint丿

Short sentences you can say today

乌亮 is a common expression. I can make a sentence with 乌什. Please read 乌来 one more time.

Common words with this character

lustrous and black; jet-black
see 烏什縣|乌什县[Wu1 shi2 Xian4]
see 烏來區|乌来区[Wu1 lai2 Qu1]
unclear; not straightforward; lukewarm

Mistake warning

Do not memorize 乌 only as an isolated symbol. Read it inside words like 乌亮 and 乌什 first, then come back to the single-character pronunciation.

Original example sentence

I am learning the character 乌.