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Chinese symbol for “udon”

乌龙
wū lóng
Traditional: 烏龍
black dragon; unexpected mistake or mishap; own goal (soccer); oolong (tea)

The closest CC-CEDICT match for udon is 乌龙 (wū lóng), defined as: black dragon; unexpected mistake or mishap; own goal (soccer); oolong (tea); (Tw) (loanword from Japanese) udon.

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

乌 wū
crow, rook, raven; black, dark
radical 4 ⼃ · 4 strokes
龙 lóng
dragon; symbol of the emperor
radical 212 ⿓ · 5 strokes

Traditional forms

Related words

Other words that share a character with 乌龙.

WordPinyinMeaning
乌龟 (烏龜)wū guītortoise; cuckold
乌鸦 (烏鴉)wū yācrow; raven
乌托邦 (烏托邦)wū tuō bāng(loanword) utopia
乌云 (烏雲)wū yúnblack cloud
乌拉 (烏拉)wù laleather shoe stuffed with Carex meyeriana 乌拉草 (wù la cǎo), worn in northeastern China during winter
龙头 (龍頭)lóng tóufaucet; tap; bicycle handlebar
恐龙 (恐龍)kǒng lóngdinosaur (头 (tóu),只 (zhī)); (old) (slang) ugly person
沙龙 (沙龍)shā lóngsalon (loanword)

See also: Japanese symbol for “udon”.

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.