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wū / wù · crow, rook, raven

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Readings & meanings

乌 has 2 dictionary pronunciations. The examples show how each reading behaves in real words.

wū

crow; black

乌龟wū guī · tortoise
wù

used in 烏拉|乌拉[wu4 la5]; used in 烏拉草|乌拉草[wu4 la5 cao3]

乌拉wù la · leather shoe stuffed with Carex meyeriana 烏拉草|乌拉草[wu4 la5 cao3], worn in northeastern China during winter
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乌
Complete decomposition unavailableThe shape 一 is indexed inside 乌, but it is not the whole character.
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Shape and proportion

4Total strokes

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Upper-right enclosureCharacter structure

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丿Key radical

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 乌

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wūcrow; black
wùused in 烏拉|乌拉[wu4 la5]; used in 烏拉草|乌拉草[wu4 la5 cao3]
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Example sentences

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Gěi wǒ mǎi zhī wū guī ba, māma, qiú nǐ gěi wǒ mǎi zhī wū guī ba!给我买只乌龟吧，妈妈，求你给我买只乌龟吧！

Please buy me a turtle, Mother, please buy me a turtle.

Source: Tatoeba #7774807 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Mǎ dì yà sī lái zì wūlā guī. tā shì wūlā guī rén.马蒂亚斯来自乌拉圭。他是乌拉圭人。

Matías is from Uruguay. He is Uruguayan.

Source: Tatoeba #2318388 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Kōng zhōng yǒu yí dà piàn wū yún.空中有一大片乌云。

There is a mass of dark clouds in the sky.

Source: Tatoeba #336887 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wū guī sǐ le.乌龟死了。

The turtle died.

Source: Tatoeba #11974398 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wū yún shì xià yǔ de zhēng zhào.乌云是下雨的征兆。

Dark clouds are a sign of rain.

Source: Tatoeba #410874 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wū yún zhèng lüè guò zhè zuò chéng shì.乌云正掠过这座城市。

Black clouds were passing above the city.

Source: Tatoeba #8463531 · CC BY 2.0 FR
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How to study 乌 in context

  1. Say wū / wù, then recall the core meaning: crow, rook, raven.
  2. Write all 4 strokes while keeping the upper-right enclosure balanced.
  3. Use it in 乌龟 (wū guī), meaning “tortoise”.
  4. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 乌 works in that context.

Definitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.