crow, raven; black, dark
Animated Stroke Order 乌
Stroke Order Diagrams 乌
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HSK Vocabulary: 乌
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Example Sentences
Real-world example sentences demonstrating how 乌 is used in context
1
tiān天
kōng空
bù布
mǎn满
le了
wū乌
yún云
。
The sky is covered with dark clouds.
2
tā她
de的
tóu头
fa发
wū乌
hēi黑
liàng亮
lì丽
。
Her hair is jet black and shiny.
3
shù树
shàng上
tíng停
zhe着
yì一
zhī只
wū乌
yā鸦
。
A crow is perched on the tree.
4
tā她
de的
tóu头
fà发
shì是
wū乌
hēi黑
de的
。
Her hair is jet black.
5
yè夜
wǎn晚
de的
tiān天
kōng空
yī一
piàn片
wū乌
hēi黑
，
méi没
yǒu有
xīng星
xīng星
。
The night sky is pitch black, with no stars.
6
zhè这
zhǐ只
xiǎo小
māo猫
de的
yǎn眼
jīng睛
wū乌
hēi黑
fà发
liàng亮
，
fēi非
cháng常
kě可
ài爱
。
This kitten's eyes are shiny black and very cute.
7
tiān天
shàng上
yǒu有
wū乌
yún云
。
There are dark clouds in the sky.
8
wū乌
yún云
zhē遮
zhù住
le了
tài太
yáng阳
，
tiān天
qì气
biàn变
liáng凉
kuài快
le了
。
The dark clouds covered the sun, and the weather became cooler.
9
kàn看
dào到
wū乌
yún云
mì密
bù布
，
tā他
dān担
xīn心
huì会
xià下
yǔ雨
，
suǒ所
yǐ以
dài带
shàng上
le了
yǔ雨
sǎn伞
。
Seeing the dark clouds gathering, he worried it might rain, so he brought an umbrella.
Information
Traditional烏
Radical丿
Strokes4
StructureSingle Body
Frequency#1530
Zhuyinㄨ
Components—
UnicodeU+4E4C
Cangjie—
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Cultural note
Traditional Chinese culture often connects characters and names with the Five Elements (Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal, Water) and Yin–Yang, a system also used to describe personality tendencies.
Learn how the Five Elements describe personality