嗚
wū

sound of crying

Phonosemantic compound. 口 represents the meaning and 烏 represents the sound.

Components

口
口 Meaning component
kǒu, kou mouth
烏
烏 Sound component
wū crow

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Warring States (Chu) 475-221 BC
Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld Chinese
Zhengzhangqaː
Unicodeqo

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang
Historical images
Academia Sinica

呜 wū sound of crying Simplified

Phonosemantic compound. 口 represents the meaning and 乌 represents the sound. Simplified form of 嗚.

Components

口
口 Meaning component
kǒu, kou mouth
乌
乌 Sound component
wū crow

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode