乌 wū
- Strokes
- 4
- Radical
- 丿 — falling stroke
- How it's built
- Pictograph — a drawing of the thing
乌云
wūyún
dark clouds
Characters in this word
云 yún
- Strokes
- 4
- Radical
- 二 — two
- How it's built
- Pictograph — a drawing of the thing
Example phrases
- 乌云压得很低，整个海面仿佛一下子暗了下来。 Wūyún yā de hěn dī, zhěnggè hǎimiàn fǎngfú yíxiàzi àn le xiàlái. The dark clouds hung very low, and the whole sea seemed to darken all at once.
- 远处乌云密布，看来快要下雨了。 Yuǎnchù wūyún mìbù, kànlái kuài yào xiàyǔ le. Dark clouds gathered thick in the distance; it looked like it would rain soon.
- 一阵大风过后，乌云散去，太阳又出来了。 Yí zhèn dàfēng guòhòu, wūyún sànqù, tàiyáng yòu chūlái le. After a strong gust of wind, the dark clouds dispersed and the sun came out again.
Related words
- 乌龟 wūguī tortoise
- 多云 duōyún cloudy
- 云 yún cloud
- 风云 fēngyún changing situation; influential figure; winds and clouds
- 阴影 yīnyǐng shadow; psychological shadow
- 夕阳 xīyáng setting sun; sunset
- 晚霞 wǎnxiá sunset glow; evening clouds
- 霜 shuāng frost
- 照射 zhàoshè to shine on; to irradiate; to illuminate
- 照耀 zhàoyào to shine; to illuminate
- 蒸发 zhēngfā to evaporate; evaporation; to vanish rapidly
- 水汽 shuǐqì water vapour; moisture