呜 wū the sound of someone crying or sobbing
怎么记住“呜”: 口 mouth + 乌 crow = the sound of someone crying or sobbing. The little girl's mouth wobbles when a crow steals her ice cream, and the whole park hears the sound of someone crying or sobbing.
部件结构
形声 · Meaning + sound
One part gives the meaning, the other gives the sound.
呜 = 口 mouth + 乌 crow
- 口 mouth meaning
- 乌 crow sound
The little girl's mouth wobbles when a crow steals her ice cream, and the whole park hears the sound of someone crying or sobbing.
How it came to be
The mouth gives the meaning and the crow the sound.
用法
- Onomatopoeia for low crying, wind, or a siren/horn: 呜呜 (wūwū) sobbing/whistling sound, 火车呜的一声 the train's whistle.
- 呜咽 (wūyè) = to sob/whimper: note 咽 reads yè here, not yàn.
- Purely a sound character; sets a mournful or muffled tone.