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钨

wū

Character Traditional 鎢

What 钨 means

1. tungsten (chemistry)

Words containing 钨

• 白钨矿bái wū kuàngscheelite

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.

• 坞wù(bound form) low area within a surrounding barrier; (literary) small castle; fort
• 呜wū(onomatopoeia) for humming or whimpering
• 邬Wūsurname Wu; ancient place name

Characters that look like 钨

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

• 钢gāngsteel
• 饰shìdecoration; ornament; to decorate
• 钧jūn30 catties; great; your (honorific)
• 钡bèibarium (chemistry)
• 铈shìcerium (chemistry)
• 鸮xiāoowl (order Strigiformes)

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
• 洿dig (a pond); stagnant water
• 圬to plaster; whitewash
• 杇to plaster; whitewash
• 邬surname Wu; ancient place name