No. 5,313 in Chinese
乌
"乌" means "black" or "dark" in English.
In a sentence
天空中的乌云预示着雨将到来。
The dark clouds in the sky indicate that rain is coming.
乌云 refers to dark clouds. Here, 乌 is used as an adjective to describe something dark.
广场上一只乌鸦飞过。
On the plaza, a crow flew by.
乌鸦 refers to a crow. In this context, 乌 indicates the dark color of the crow.
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.
乌骨鸡 literally means black-boned chicken. 乌 in this phrase represents the black character of the bone or appearance.
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