Character breakdown
Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.
How to learn 乌鸦
Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.
When the word appears in a sentence, check whether its part of speech and meaning match the definition shown here. Chinese words can change nuance with context.
Words with the same characters
Compare how a familiar Hanzi changes meaning inside another word.
tortoise; cuckold
乌云wūyúnblack cloud
鸦雀无声yāquè-wúshēnglit. crow and peacock make no sound; absolute silence (idiom); not a single voice can be heard; absolute silence
乌黑wū hēijet-black; dark
乌拉wù laleather shoe stuffed with Carex meyeriana 烏拉草|乌拉草[wu4 la5 cao3], worn in northeastern China during winter
乌有wū yǒu(literary) not to exist; nonexistent; illusory