乌 wū, wù — crow; raven
乌
Level 1 · Common HSK 6 #157
Traditional:
烏
wū wu1
Basic definition
Detailed explanation
noun
- (象形。本义:鸟名,乌鸦)
- crow e.g 乌鸟 · 乌鸢 · 乌鹊 · 乌师 · 乌鸦嘴
- sun e.g 乌阳 · 乌轮 · 乌焰 · 乌照 · 乌飞兔走 · 乌星暗没 · 乌兔
- young silkworm
adjective
- black;dark e.g 乌衣 · 乌巾 · 乌丸 · 乌油 · 乌麻 · 乌黑黑 · 乌丝 · 乌靴 · 乌榜 · 乌云阵头 · 乌云屯集
adverb
- how e.g 乌有此事
interjection
- 也作“於”。表示感叹
wù wu4
Basic definition
- noun used in 乌拉 (a winter leather boot) e.g 乌拉
Detailed explanation
- interjection 烏 wù
Related words
- 乌鲁木齐 Urumqi (capital of Xinjiang, northwest China)
- 乌云 dark cloud
- 乌鸦 crow
- 乌龙 black dragon
- 乌黑 pitch-black; jet-black
- 乌龟 tortoise
- 乌有 nothing; naught; nonexistent (usu. in 化为乌有)
- 乌兰巴托 Ulaanbaatar (capital of Mongolia)
- 乌纱帽 black hat (worn by feudal official)/fig. official post
- 乌烟瘴气 a foul atmosphere; chaotic and rotten
- 化为乌有 to vanish into thin air; to come to naught
- 乌托邦 utopia
- 子虚乌有 fictitious; nonexistent; mere fiction
- 乌合之众 disorganized rabble; mob; scattering of crows
- 乌亮 glossy black; shiny dark
- 何首乌 He Shou Wu; fleeceflower root (a medicinal herb)
- 乌龙茶 oolong tea
- 乌鸡 black chicken
- 乌贼 cuttlefish; squid
- 乌溜溜 jet-black and glossy