Memory phrase for the character: 乌

乌

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Meaning black, dark, crow, abbr. for Ukraine 乌克兰

Pronunciation

wū

Explanation

Variation of bird 鸟/鳥 (without eye)

Mnemonic
 
At the bird 鸟 you can't see the eye 丶 because it is a dark. (or is it a crow?)

Radicals

丿 slash
鳥 birdAlso this 隹 is seen as a bird.
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 Vocabulary

乌干达 Wū gān dá  Uganda
乌云 wū yún  black cloud
乌鲁木齐 Wū lǔ mù qí  Urumqi prefecture level city
金乌西坠，玉兔东升 jīn wū xī zhuì , yù tù dōng shēng  lit. the golden bird of the sun sets in the west, the jade hare of the moon rises in the east; fig. at sunset
乌龟 wū guī  tortoise; cuckold
乌桓 Wū huán  Wuhuan (nomadic tribe)
乌鲁汝 Wū lǔ rǔ  Uluru, iconic large rock formation in central Australia, sacred to Aboriginals, a World Heritage Site; also known as Ayers Rock
燕雀乌鹊 yàn què wū què  lit. sparrow and swallow, crow and magpie; fig. any Tom, Dick or Harry; a bunch of nobodies
乌拉圭 Wū lā guī  Uruguay
乌拉圭 Wū lā guī  

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