烏 (wū)

crow, rook, raven; black, dark

Etymology

Pictograph of a crow. Similar to 鳥.

Shuowen Jiezi

《說文》:“烏,孝鳥也。象形。孔子曰:‘烏,呼也。’取其助气,故以為烏呼。,古文烏,象形。於,象古文烏省。”