Memory phrase for the character: 呜


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Meaning

onomat. for humming or whimpering

Pronunciation

Explanation

Left: mouth 口, right: crow, rook 乌 (variation of bird 鸟 (=鳥)

Mnemonic


 
The mouth of the eye-less bird is humming and whimpering.

Radicals

mouth, openingThis is a small square. If it is bigger: 囗, it is an enclosure.
birdAlso this 隹 is seen as a bird.




 Vocabulary

呜呜 wū wū  (interj) boo hoo
呜呜 wū wū  (interj) boo hoo
呜呼 wū hū  alas; alack; welladay; wellaway; to die
呜呼哀哉 wū hū āi zāi  alas; all is lost
呜呼哀哉 wū hū āi zāi  


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