烏紗

乌纱
wūshā

short for 烏紗帽／乌纱帽 (wūshāmào)

Wiktionary

Entry Composition

=1 烏 Wū
  1. abbr. for country names that begin with 烏 wū: Ukraine 烏克蘭 Wūkèlán, Uzbekistan 烏茲別克斯坦 Wūzībiékèsītǎn etc
  2. surname Wu
=1 烏 wū
  1. crow
  2. black
=1 烏 wù
  1. used in 烏拉 wùla
  2. used in 烏拉草 wùlacǎo
=2 紗 shā
  1. cotton yarn
  2. muslin
=2 紗 miǎo
  1. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) alternative form of 眇 (miǎo, “small; tiny; minute”)
  2. alternative form of 眇 (miǎo, “small; tiny; minute”)

Containing this entry

烏紗帽 wūshāmào
  1. black gauze hat (worn by an imperial official as a sign of his position)
  2. (fig.) official post