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Mnemonic Updated October 8, 2026


This component depicts a 乌 crow. The branch it is sitting on is depicted by the bottom horizontal stroke. The stroke hanging off to the right side is the tail. The rest of the strokes depict the head and body of the 乌 crow. Note that unlike a normal bird 鸟, the crow is so dark that you cannot see its eyes, which is why it omits that eye-representing stroke!

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