Dictionary🇨🇳 Chinese → 🇺🇸 English
呜
wū
Description
这个字常用来写哭的声音，比如小孩子哭的时候会发出这样的声音。
This character is often used to write the sound of crying, such as the sound a child makes when crying.
它也可以表示火车、船的汽笛声。
It can also represent the whistle sound of trains or ships.
Meanings
呜wū
sound of crying or sobbing
她呜呜地哭了起来。
She started crying softly.
呜wū
toot; sound of a whistle or horn
火车呜的一声开走了。
The train whistled and left.
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Notes
- Etymology
口 (mouth radical) + 乌 (phonetic), an onomatopoeia for sounds.
- Nuance
often doubled as 呜呜 to imitate continuous crying or wailing.
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