乌

Character

乌 wū · wù

HSK 6Character2 readings

abbr. for country names that begin with 乌 (wū): Ukraine 乌克兰 (Wū kè lán), Uzbekistan 乌兹别克斯坦 (Wū zī bié kè sī tǎn) etc

Radical: 丿
Strokes: 4
Structure: Top–bottom
Parts: 丿
Traditional: 烏
Frequency: #781 most common character

Practice writing

Readings and meanings

wūMain reading wùRare reading

wū

wu1Main readingHSK 6

abbr. for country names that begin with 乌 (wū): Ukraine 乌克兰 (Wū kè lán), Uzbekistan 乌兹别克斯坦 (Wū zī bié kè sī tǎn) etc CC-CEDICT
crow CC-CEDICT
black CC-CEDICT
surname Wu CC-CEDICT

Words that use “乌” as wū

乌云wū yúndark cloudWordHSK 6

义乌yì wūYiwu, a county-level city in Jinhua City 金华市See 义乌市WordUnreviewed

乌亮wū liànglustrous and blackWord

乌什wū shíUqturpan, a county in Aksu Prefecture 阿克苏地区See 乌什县WordUnreviewed

乌兰wū lánUlan, a county in Haixi Mongol and Tibetan Autonomous…See 乌兰县WordUnreviewed

乌审wū shěnUxin or Wushen banner in southwest Ordos prefecture 鄂尔多斯Word 乌尔wū ěrUrWord

乌当wū dāngWudang, a district of Guiyang City 贵阳市See 乌当区WordUnreviewed

wù

wu4Reading 2Rare reading

This reading is uncommon in everyday Chinese; the main reading is wū.

used in 乌拉 (wù la) CC-CEDICT
used in 乌拉草 (wù la cǎo) CC-CEDICT

Words that use “乌” as wù

乌拉wù laleather shoe stuffed with Carex meyeriana 乌拉草Word 乌拉草wù la cǎoCarex meyerianaWord

Stroke order

Practice writing 乌

Draw “乌” here — the faint guide shows its shape.

Example sentences

树上有一只乌鸦。
shù shàng yǒu yì zhī wū yā
There is a crow in the tree.
AI-generated sentence
天上有乌云，可能要下雨了。
tiān shàng yǒu wū yún kě néng yào xià yǔ le
There are dark clouds in the sky. It may rain soon.
AI-generated sentence
我喜欢喝乌龙茶。
wǒ xǐ huan hē wū lóng chá
I like to drink oolong tea.
AI-generated sentence

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Same radical 丿

All characters with 丿 →

之zhī 么me 乐lè 义yì 久jiǔ 乎hū 乘chéng 乃nǎi 乏fá 乒pīng 乓pāng 乖guāi

乌