呜 wū

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Number of strokes

Traditional form

嗚 wū

Contains the radical

口 kǒu

Part of speech

Onomatopoeia / 拟声词 nǐ shēng cí Nǐ shēng cí

Learning hint

mouth

Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

⿰口乌

Semantic compound

口 kǒu

Phonetic compound

乌 Wū

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. 口 kǒu represents the meaning and 乌 Wū represents the sound. Simplified form of 嗚 wū .

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Broaden your vocabulary by interacting with 5 audio-assisted sentences using the Chinese word 呜 wū in different contexts.

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轮船 lúnchuán 上 shǎng 的 de 汽笛 qì dí 呜呜 wū wū 叫 jiào .

The ship's whistle kept hooting.

“ 唉 āi , " 嘉 Jiā 莉 lì 啜泣 chuò qì 着 zhāo . " 唉 āi , 唉 āi -- 呜 wū -- 呜 wū . ”

" Oh,'sobbed Carrie, " oh, oh -- oo -- o! "

三 Sān 个 gè 月 yuè 后 Hòu ,那 Nā 一 yī 团 tuán 愈发 yù fā 繁茂 fán mào 的 de 绿蔓里边 lǐ bian ,发出 fā chū 一种 yī zhǒng 尖 jiān 又 yòu 娇嫩 jiāo nen 的 de 呜 wū 叫 jiào .

Three months later I heard a sharp yet delicate peep from behind the lush leaves.

外面 wài miàn 的 de 花园里突然 tūrán 有 yǒu 一只猫头鹰 māo tóu yīng 呜呜 wū wū 地 de 叫 jiào 起来 qǐlai 。

Out in the garden an owl hooted suddenly.

他 tā 转 zhuǎn 了 le 转 zhuǎn 眼睛 yǎnjing ，呜咽 wū yè 起来 qǐlai 。

His eyes rolled and he sobbed.

Explore 6 words and sayings that include the Chinese character 呜 wū in their composition.

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Simplified	Meaning	Traditional
呜 wū	(onom.) for humming or whimpering	嗚 wū
呜呜 wū wū	(interj) boo hoo	嗚嗚
呜呼 wū hū	alas	嗚呼
呜咽 wū yè	to sob	嗚咽
一命呜呼 yī mìng wū hū	to die (idiom)	一命嗚呼
呜呼哀哉 wū hū aī zāi	alas	嗚呼哀哉