乌

乌

"乌" means "black" or "dark" in English.

乌云 refers to dark clouds. Here, 乌 is used as an adjective to describe something dark.

天空中的乌云预示着雨将到来。

The dark clouds in the sky indicate that rain is coming.

乌鸦 refers to a crow. In this context, 乌 indicates the dark color of the crow.

广场上一只乌鸦飞过。

On the plaza, a crow flew by.

乌骨鸡 literally means black-boned chicken. 乌 in this phrase represents the black character of the bone or appearance.

他常被戏称为乌骨鸡，因为他总是穿黑色衣服。

He is often jokingly called a black-boned chicken because he always wears black clothes.