烏
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Translingual [edit]
| simpl. | 乌 | |
|---|---|---|
| trad. | 烏 | |
Etymology [edit]
Pictogram (象形) – a bird. Compare 鳥 (“bird”), of similar development.
Sense “black, dark” generalized from crow – “black as a crow”. Compare 黑, from “black as ink”.
Han character [edit]
烏 (radical 86 火+6, 10 strokes, cangjie input 竹口卜火 (HRYF), four-corner 27327)
Synonyms [edit]
References [edit]
- KangXi: page 670, character 1
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 18998
- Dae Jaweon: page 1079, character 2
- Hanyu Da Zidian: volume 3, page 2202, character 3
- Unihan data for U+70CF
Cantonese [edit]
Hanzi [edit]
烏 (simplified 乌, Yale wu1)
Hmong [edit]
Hanzi [edit]
烏
Japanese [edit]
Kanji [edit]
烏
Readings [edit]
Noun [edit]
烏 (hiragana からす, katakana カラス, romaji karasu)
Alternative forms [edit]
Compounds [edit]
- 烏の行水 (karasu no gyozui): a quick bath
- 烏合の衆 (ugo no shu)
- 濡烏 (nuregarasu): the color jet-black
- 八咫烏 (yatagarasu): a flying creature in Japanese mythology
Korean [edit]
Hanja [edit]
烏 (hangeul 오, revised o, McCune-Reischauer o, Yale o)
Mandarin [edit]
Hanzi [edit]
烏 (simplified 乌, pinyin wū (wu1), Wade-Giles wu1)
Compounds [edit]
Min Nan [edit]
Hanzi [edit]
烏 (POJ o͘, io)