Chinese Dictionary

Usage of the character 烏

crow
black

abbr. for Ukraine 烏克蘭／乌克兰 ( Wukēlān)
surname Wu

(bird species of China) fork-tailed drongo-cuckoo (Surniculus dicruroides)

cuttlefish

Uchturpan nahiyisi (Uqturpan county) in Aksu 阿克蘇地區／阿克苏地区 ( Akèsūdìqū), west Xinjiang

ebony

gray mullet (Mugil cephalus)
snakehead fish (family Channidae)

Yiwu, county-level city in Jinhua 金華／金华 ( Jīnhuá), Zhejiang

Xunwu county in Ganzhou 贛州／赣州 ( Gànzhōu), Jiangxi

see 荸薺／荸荠 (bíqí)

(bird species of China) common blackbird (Turdus merula)

Wuhuan (nomadic tribe)

crow
raven

black dragon
unexpected mistake or mishap
own goal (soccer)
oolong (tea)
(Tw) (loanword from Japanese) udon

Uzbek language

(bird species of China) white-throated dipper (Cinclus cinclus)

Russo-Ukrainian

dark blue

lustrous and black
jet-black

(bird species of China) dark-sided flycatcher (Muscicapa sibirica)

Wuhait or Wuhai, prefecture-level city in Inner Mongolia

Wuqia county in Xinjiang

bluish black
bruise; bruising (CL:塊／块 (kuài))

(bird species of China) greater spotted eagle (Aquila clanga)

black-boned chicken
silky fowl
silkie
Gallus gallus domesticus Brisson

Wuri, a district of Taichung, Taiwan

bawu, a free reed wind instrument shaped like a flute and played transversally, associated particularly with minority cultures of Yunnan

Wulai township in New Taipei City 新北市 ( Xīnběishì), Taiwan

jet-black
dark

anger

Uxin or Wushen banner in southwest Ordos prefecture 鄂爾多斯／鄂尔多斯 ( Eěrduōsī), Inner Mongolia

(literary) not to exist; nonexistent; illusory

tortoise
cuckold

Tallow tree
Sapium sebiferum

Ud raion or Wuda District of Wuhait City 烏海市／乌海市 ( Wūhǎi Shì), Inner Mongolia

unclear
not straightforward
(of drinking water) lukewarm
tepid

Wuchiu township in Kinmen County 金門縣／金门县 ( Jīnménxiàn) (Kinmen or Quemoy islands), Taiwan

black cloud

Channa argus
snakehead fish

Golden Crow
the sun
the three-legged golden crow that lives in the sun

black olive (Canarium tramdenum)

Wusu city in Tacheng prefecture 塔城地區／塔城地区 ( Tǎchéngdìqū), Xinjiang

Wulan county in Haixi Mongol and Tibetan autonomous prefecture 海西蒙古族藏族自治州 ( Hǎixī Měnggǔzú Zàngzúzìzhìzhōu), Qinghai

Ur (Sumerian city c. 4500 BC in modern Iraq)

Wudang District of Guiyang City 貴陽市／贵阳市 ( Guìyáng Shì), Guizhou

black pomfret

Corvus (constellation)

Uchturpan nahiyisi (Uqturpan county) in Aksu 阿克蘇地區／阿克苏地区 ( Akèsūdìqū), west Xinjiang

utopia (loanword)

Wulan county in Haixi Mongol and Tibetan autonomous prefecture 海西蒙古族藏族自治州 ( Hǎixī Měnggǔzú Zàngzúzìzhìzhōu), Qinghai

the Ural mountains in Russia, dividing Europe from Asia

black-boned chicken
silky fowl
silkie
Gallus gallus domesticus Brisson

Uriah (name)

to mess sth up

Orku District of Karamay City 克拉瑪依市／克拉玛依市 ( Kèlāmǎyī Shì), Xinjiang

Wulai township in New Taipei City 新北市 ( Xīnběishì), Taiwan

Urat plain in Bayan Nur 巴彥淖爾／巴彦淖尔 ( Bāyànnào'ěr), Inner Mongolia
also Urat Front, Center and Rear banners

Wusun kingdom of central Asia (c. 300 BC-300 AD)

Uxin or Wushen banner in southwest Ordos prefecture 鄂爾多斯／鄂尔多斯 ( Eěrduōsī), Inner Mongolia

Ukraine

Uzziah son of Amaziah, king of Judah c. 750 BC

Chinese knotweed (Polygonum multiflorum)
fleeceflower root

tortoise shell

three-legged Golden Crow that lives in the sun (in northeast Asian and Chinese mythology)
Korean: samjog'o

ancient name of Ulan Bator

squid

Xunwu county in Ganzhou 贛州／赣州 ( Gànzhōu), Jiangxi

black gauze hat (worn by an imperial official as a sign of his position)
(fig.) official post

Wuqia county in Xinjiang

Uluru, massive sandstone outcrop in central Australia

Yiwu, county-level city in Jinhua 金華／金华 ( Jīnhuá), Zhejiang

blueberry

Riwoqê county, Tibetan: Ri bo che rdzong, in Chamdo prefecture 昌都地區／昌都地区 ( Chāngdūdìqū), Tibet

fat finger error (finance)

Ulanhu (1906-1988), Soviet-trained Mongolian communist who became important PRC military leader

Mongol surname

ugali
nshima

to mess sth up
to screw up

udon noodles

Ud raion or Wuda District of Wuhait City 烏海市／乌海市 ( Wūhǎi Shì), Inner Mongolia

Wuchiu township in Kinmen County 金門縣／金门县 ( Jīnménxiàn) (Kinmen or Quemoy islands), Taiwan

own goal (ball sports)

(bird species of China) Montagu's harrier (Circus pygargus)

Wumahe district of Yichun city 伊春市 ( Yīchūnshì), Heilongjiang

Sher Bahadur Deuba (1946-), former prime minister of Nepal

(bird species of China) Japanese thrush (Turdus cardis)

Mongol surname

rosette bok choy (Brassica rapa var. rosularis)

(bird species of China) brown dipper (Cinclus pallasii)

Wuhait or Wuhai prefecture-level city in Inner Mongolia

Wusu city in Tacheng prefecture 塔城地區／塔城地区 ( Tǎchéngdìqū), Xinjiang

Ubaydi (town in Iraq)

udon, a thick Japanese-style wheat-flour noodle

Uxin or Wushen banner in southwest Ordos prefecture 鄂爾多斯／鄂尔多斯 ( Eěrduōsī), Inner Mongolia

Ulm (city in Germany)

crow's beak
(fig.) person who makes an inauspicious remark

(bird species of China) great grey owl (Strix nebulosa)

Uzziah (son of Joram)

Uluru, iconic large rock formation in central Australia, sacred to Aboriginals, a World Heritage Site
also known as Ayers Rock

Wudang District of Guiyang City 貴陽市／贵阳市 ( Guìyáng Shì), Guizhou

mullet roe (salted and dried)
bottarga

a raven

(bird species of China) dusky eagle-owl (Bubo coromandus)

oolong tea

same as 烏魯克恰提／乌鲁克恰提 in Xinjiang

forming a dense mass

Uruguay

Wuyiling district of Yichun city 伊春市 ( Yīchūnshì), Heilongjiang

black
crow-black

Orchard Road, Singapore (shopping and tourist area)

(bird species of China) sooty tern (Onychoprion fuscatus)

Uganda

Wudongde, the name of a hydroelectric dam on the Jinsha River 金沙江 ( Jīnshājiāng) at a point where the river forms a border between Yunnan and Sichuan

Wushitala Hui village in Bayingolin Mongol Autonomous Prefecture 巴音郭楞蒙古自治州 ( Bāyīnguōléng Měnggǔ Zìzhìzhōu), Xinjiang

Uzbek

Utrecht, city in Netherlands

(idiom) to have no basis in fact; to be the product of sb's imagination

Wuyiling district of Yichun city 伊春市 ( Yīchūnshì), Heilongjiang

wūyānzhàngqì

billowing smoke (idiom)
foul atmosphere
(fig.) murky atmosphere
in a turmoil

Wulanhaote, county-level city, Mongolian Ulaan xot, in Hinggan league 興安盟／兴安盟 ( Xīng'ānméng), east Inner Mongolia

Orku District of Karamay City 克拉瑪依市／克拉玛依市 ( Kèlāmǎyī Shì), Xinjiang

(Tw) ukulele (loanword)

Ulaanbaatar or Ulan Bator, capital of Mongolia

three-legged Golden Crow that lives in the sun (in northeast Asian and Chinese mythology)
Korean: samjog'o

Urgench, city in Uzbekistan

Wūsūlǐjiāng

Ussuri River

huàwéiwūyǒu

to go up in smoke; to vanish

fǎnwūtuōbāng

dystopia

Uzbek ethnic group of Xinjiang

Uppsala, Swedish university city just north of Stockholm

jet-black
pitch-dark

wūluòtuōpǐn

hexamine (CH2)6N4

wūzuǐliǔyīng

(bird species of China) large-billed leaf warbler (Phylloscopus magnirostris)

Uzbek
abbr. for Uzbekistan

xiǎozuǐwūyā

(bird species of China) carrion crow (Corvus corone)

Wūlā'ěrshān

the Ural mountains in Russia, dividing Europe from Asia

vampire squid (Vampyroteuthis infernalis)

lit. the sun setting and the moon rising (idiom)
fig. the passage of time

Urdu (language)

diūwūshāmào

lit. to lose one's black hat
to be sacked from an official post

wūyāngwūyāng

in great number

suōtóuwūguī

a turtle that pulls its head in
(fig.) coward
chicken

Wumahe district of Yichun city 伊春市 ( Yīchūnshì), Heilongjiang

Ulungur Lake in Xinjiang

Utrecht

wūhézhīzhòng

rabble; disorderly band

see 烏漆墨黑／乌漆墨黑 (wūqīmòhēi)

Ukrainian (person)

lit. love the house and its crow (idiom); involvement with sb and everyone connected
Love me, love my dog.

Ürümqi or Urumqi, prefecture-level city and capital of Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region 新疆維吾爾自治區／新疆维吾尔自治区 ( Xīnjiāng Wéiwú'ěr Zìzhìqū) in west China

(bird species of China) large-billed crow (Corvus macrorhynchos)

everything in disorder (idiom)
in a hideous mess
obscene
dirty
filthy

Ulungur River in Xinjiang

wūhuīyín'ōu

(bird species of China) lesser black-backed gull (Larus fuscus)

(bird species of China) rook (Corvus frugilegus)

Lèiwūqíxiàn

Riwoqê county, Tibetan: Ri bo che rdzong, in Chamdo prefecture 昌都地區／昌都地区 ( Chāngdūdìqū), Tibet

Ulaanchab, prefecture-level city in Inner Mongolia

wūniǎosīqíng

lit. the solicitude of the crow (who provides for his old parent)(idiom)
fig. filial piety

Chişinău or Chisinau, capital of Moldova

Wūlātèqiánqí

乌拉特前旗

[烏拉特前旗]

Urat Front banner or Urdyn Ömnöd khoshuu in Bayan Nur 巴彥淖爾／巴彦淖尔 ( Bāyànnào'ěr), Inner Mongolia

Wūlǔkèqiàtí

乌鲁克恰提

[烏魯克恰提]

Wuqia county in Xinjiang
name of county in Xinjiang from early 20th century now called Wuqia 烏恰縣／乌恰县

Wūzīchōngfēngqiāng

乌兹冲锋枪

[烏茲衝鋒槍]

Uzi (submachine gun)

Wūlǔmùqíxiàn

乌鲁木齐县

[烏魯木齊縣]

Urumqi county (Uighur: Ürümchi Nahiyisi) in Urumqi 烏魯木齊／乌鲁木齐 ( Wūlǔmùqí), Xinjiang

Wūlǐyǎsūtái

乌里雅苏台

[烏里雅蘇台]

Uliastai, the Qing name for outer Mongolia

Wūzībiékèzú

乌孜别克族

[烏孜別克族]

Uzbek ethnic group of Xinjiang

Wūlánhàotèshì

乌兰浩特市

[烏蘭浩特市]

Wulanhaote, county-level city, Mongolian Ulaan xot, in Hinggan league 興安盟／兴安盟 ( Xīng'ānméng), east Inner Mongolia

Dáwūlǐhányā

达乌里寒鸦

[達烏裡寒鴉]

(bird species of China) Daurian jackdaw (Coloeus dauuricus)

Wūsūlǐsīkè

乌苏里斯克

[烏蘇里斯克]

Ussuriisk city in Russian Pacific Primorsky region
previous names include 雙城子／双城子 ( Shuāngchéngzi) and Voroshilov 伏羅希洛夫／伏罗希洛夫

Wūshítǎlāxiāng

乌什塔拉乡

[烏什塔拉鄉]

Wushitala Hui village in Bayingolin Mongol Autonomous Prefecture 巴音郭楞蒙古自治州 ( Bāyīnguōléng Měnggǔ Zìzhìzhōu), Xinjiang

Wūlātèzhōngqí

乌拉特中旗

[烏拉特中旗]

Urat Center banner or Urdyn Dund khoshuu in Bayan Nur 巴彥淖爾／巴彦淖尔 ( Bāyànnào'ěr), Inner Mongolia

Wūlātècǎoyuán

乌拉特草原

[烏拉特草原]

Urat plain in Bayan Nur 巴彥淖爾／巴彦淖尔 ( Bāyànnào'ěr), Inner Mongolia

Wūzībiékèrén

乌兹别克人

[烏茲別克人]

Uzbek (person)

Dà Wūsūlǐ Dǎo

大乌苏里岛

[大烏蘇里島]

Bolshoi Ussuriisk Island in the Heilongjiang or Amur river, at mouth of the Ussuri River opposite Khabarovsk
same as Heixiazi Island 黑瞎子島／黑瞎子岛 ( Hēixiāzi Dǎo)

Wūlā'ěr Shānmài

乌拉尔山脉

[烏拉爾山脈]

Ural Mountains

Wūzībiékèyǔ

乌孜别克语

[烏孜別克語]

Uzbek language

Wūlātèhòuqí

乌拉特后旗

[烏拉特後旗]

Urat Rear banner or Urdyn Xoit khoshuu in Bayan Nur 巴彥淖爾／巴彦淖尔 ( Bāyànnào'ěr), Inner Mongolia

Wūzībiékèzú

乌兹别克族

[烏茲別克族]

the Uzbek people (race)

Wūlǔmùqí Shì

乌鲁木齐市

[烏魯木齊市]

Ürümqi or Urumqi, prefecture-level city and capital of Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region 新疆維吾爾自治區／新疆维吾尔自治区 ( Xinjiāng Wéiwuér Zizhiqù)

Wūlánchábùshì

乌兰察布市

[烏蘭察布市]

Ulaanchab, prefecture-level city in Inner Mongolia

Wūlǔkèqiàtíxiàn

乌鲁克恰提县

[烏魯克恰提縣]

Wuqia county in Xinjiang
name of county in Xinjiang from early 20th century now called Wuqia 烏恰縣／乌恰县

Shāwūdì Alābó

沙乌地阿拉伯

[沙烏地阿拉伯]

Saudi Arabia (Tw)

Xīwūzhūmùqìnqí

西乌珠穆沁旗

[西烏珠穆沁旗]

West Ujimqin banner or Baruun Üzemchin khoshuu in Xilingol League 錫林郭勒盟／锡林郭勒盟 ( Xīlínguōlè Méng), Inner Mongolia

Dōngwūzhūmùqìnqí

东乌珠穆沁旗

[東烏珠穆沁旗]

East Ujimqin banner or Züün Üzemchin khoshuu in Xilingol League 錫林郭勒盟／锡林郭勒盟 ( Xīlínguōlè Méng), Inner Mongolia

Wūzībiékèsītǎn

乌滋别克斯坦

[烏滋別克斯坦]

Uzbekistan

Wūzībiékèsītǎn

乌兹别克斯坦

[烏茲別克斯坦]

Uzbekistan

tiānxiàwūyāyībānhēi

天下乌鸦一般黑

[天下烏鴉一般黑]

all crows are black (idiom)
evil people are bad all over the world

Wūshítǎlā Huízúxiāng

乌什塔拉回族乡

[烏什塔拉回族鄉]

Wushitala Hui village in Bayingolin Mongol Autonomous Prefecture 巴音郭楞蒙古自治州 ( Bāyīnguōléng Měnggǔ Zìzhìzhōu), Xinjiang

jīnwūxīzhuì,yùtùdōngshēng

金乌西坠，玉兔东升

[金烏西墜，玉兔東昇]

lit. the golden bird of the sun sets in the west, the jade hare of the moon rises in the east
fig. at sunset