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邬

Wū

Character Traditional 鄔

What 邬 means

1. surname Wu
2. ancient place name

Characters built on 乌

These share the phonetic component 乌 (wū), which is why their readings rhyme. Learning them as a family is far cheaper than learning them one at a time.

• 钨wūtungsten (chemistry)
• 坞wù(bound form) low area within a surrounding barrier; (literary) small castle; fort
• 呜wū(onomatopoeia) for humming or whimpering

Characters that look like 邬

Easy to confuse on sight. Compare them side by side once and the pair stops costing you.

• 努nǔto exert; to strive
• 邻línneighbor; adjacent; close to
• 邪xiédemonic; iniquitous; nefarious
• 纫rènto thread (a needle); (bound form) to sew; to stitch; (literary) very grateful
• 邵Shàosurname Shao; place name
• 邹Zōusurname Zou; vassal state during the Zhou Dynasty (1046–256 BC) in the southeast of…

Sounds the same

Read Wū, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 污dirty; filthy; foul
• 屋(bound form) house; (bound form) room
• 乌crow; black
• 於(literary) Oh!; Ah!
• 诬to accuse falsely
• 呜(onomatopoeia) for humming or whimpering
• 巫witch; wizard; shaman
• 钨tungsten (chemistry)
• 洿dig (a pond); stagnant water
• 圬to plaster; whitewash
• 杇to plaster; whitewash