Chinese symbol for “crow”
乌
wū
Traditional: 烏
crow; black
The closest CC-CEDICT match for crow is 乌 (wū), defined as: crow; black.
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “crow”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 乌鸦 (烏鴉) | wū yā | crow; raven |
| 鸦 (鴉) | yā | crow |
| 打鸣 (打鳴) | dǎ míng | (of a rooster) to crow |
| 啼 | tí | (bound form) to cry; to weep loudly; (bound form) (of a bird or animal) to crow; to hoot; to screech |
| 老鸹 (老鴰) | lǎo gua | (dialect) crow; raven |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 乌.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 乌龟 (烏龜) | wū guī | tortoise; cuckold |
| 乌鸦 (烏鴉) | wū yā | crow; raven |
| 乌托邦 (烏托邦) | wū tuō bāng | (loanword) utopia |
| 乌云 (烏雲) | wū yún | black cloud |
| 乌龙 (烏龍) | wū lóng | black dragon; unexpected mistake or mishap |
| 乌拉 (烏拉) | wù la | leather shoe stuffed with Carex meyeriana 乌拉草 (wù la cǎo), worn in northeastern China during winter |
See also: Japanese symbol for “crow”.
Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.