Meaning
a crow; black
Chinese: 黑色、黑暗。
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “wu” becomes a different word in each tone. 乌 is the 1st tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
Tap Animate to watch the strokes in order, or Practice to trace it yourself.
Common Words
- 乌云wū yúnblack cloud
- 乌黑wū hēijet-black; dark
- 乌有wū yǒu(literary) not to exist; nonexistent; illusory
- 乌气wū qìanger
- 金乌jīn wūGolden Crow; the sun; the three-legged golden crow that lives in the sun
Example Sentence
天上飘来一片乌云。Tiān shàng piāo lái yí piàn wū yún.A dark cloud drifted in the sky.
天上Tiān shàngthe sky飘piāocomplacent来láito come一yíone片piàndisk乌云wū yúnblack cloud。