呜

wū

wūspelled as u · 1st tone — spelling rules

(onom.) for humming or whimpering

Radical: 口 Strokes: 7

Structure: Left narrow, right wideFrequency: Common

Same radical

口合名和同台命器古可后司

Same radical

口合名和同台命器古可后司号周品

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Character Decomposition

呜=口+乌

Etymology

mouth

Meanings

(onom.) for humming or whimpering

wū

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Words with 呜 37 total

alas · alack · welladay · wellaway · to die呜呼wū hū (interj) boo hoo呜呜wū wū to sob · to whimper呜咽wū yè to die (idiom) · to breathe one's last · to give up the ghost一命呜呼yī mìng wū hū alas · all is lost呜呼哀哉wū hū āi zāi

Idioms with 呜 3 total Chain

alas · all is lost呜呼哀哉wū hū āi zāi to die (idiom) · to breathe one's last · to give up the ghost一命呜呼yī mìng wū hū