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HSK 10
Human →Body →Face
wū
ウ、オ
ああ
오
Phonosemantic compound. 口 represents the meaning and 烏 represents the sound.
Components
Traditional (嗚)
口 mouth+ 烏 crow =
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口 Meaning component
kǒu mouth
烏 Phonetic component
crow
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Simplified (呜)
口 mouth+ 乌 rook =
呜 sound of crying
口 Meaning component
kǒu mouth
乌 Phonetic component
wū rook
crow, rook, raven
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Notes
Similar Characters
侃 upright and strong兽 bestial (simp)冋 a desert加 add卟 a chemical compound古 ancient叨 talkative叫 call召 summon叭 trumpet叮 sting可 can叱 bawl叶 be in harmony (simp)号 appellation (jp)叹 admire (simp)叼 hold in the mouth叽 sigh (simp)吁 alas (simp)吃 eat (simp)
Historical Evolution
Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
嗚
Regular
Modern
Chinese
呜 / 嗚 [wū]
(onom.) for humming or whimpering
Example Sentences
CHINESE WORDS (6)
呜呜 [wū​wū] #19,400
(interj) boo hoo
呜呼 [wū​hū] #12,065
alas
呜咽 [wū​yè] #26,243
to sob
一命呜呼 [yī​mìng​wū​hū] #44,767
to die (idiom)
呜呼哀哉 [wū​hū​'āi​zāi] #49,484
alas
呜呜祖拉 [wū​wū​zǔ​lā]
vuvuzela (horn) (loanword)
JAPANESE WORDS (4)
嗚咽 [おえつ] #7,010
sobbing
⭐ 嗚呼 [ああ] #21,881
ah!
須佐之男命 [すさのおのみこと] #116,437
Susanoo-no-Mikoto (deity, younger brother to Amaterasu)
⭐ 嗚呼嗚呼 [ああああ] #177,978
aaah!
KOREAN WORDS (1)
오열
wail; sobbing