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烏 can mean raven or crow but is also used as an alternate way to write the color black.
Therefore, this is a symbol of the black raven (with emphasis on black). This can also mean rook or dark.
Notes: This can be the Japanese surname Karasu, or Chinese surname Wu.
飛 is the single character for flight, flying, or to fly.
It can be a single character in Chinese and Korean Hanja. However, in Japanese, it's often understood as a female given name Fei or used to mean a rook (shoji). 飛 is best if your audience is Chinese.
Below are some entries from our dictionary that may match your Rook search...
Characters If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese |
Pronunciation Romanization |
Simple Dictionary Definition |
飛 飞 see styles |
fēi fei1 fei fuぇi ふぇい |
More info & calligraphy: Flying / Flight(1) (abbreviation) {shogi} (See 飛車) rook; (2) (abbreviation) {baseb} (See 飛球) fly ball; (female given name) Fei To fly. |
ルーク see styles |
ruuku / ruku ルーク |
More info & calligraphy: Rook |
車 车 see styles |
jū ju1 chü chiya ちや |
war chariot (archaic); rook (in Chinese chess); rook (in chess) (suffix) (1) car; vehicle; van; truck; wagon; lorry; (suf,ctr) (2) (train) car; carriage; (surname) Chiya A cart, wheeled conveyance. |
城堡 see styles |
chéng bǎo cheng2 bao3 ch`eng pao cheng pao |
castle; rook (chess piece) |
山烏 see styles |
yamagarasu やまがらす |
(1) crow in the mountains; (2) jungle crow (Corvus macrorhynchos); (3) rook (species of crow, Corvus frugilegus); (4) (archaism) (derogatory term) dark-skinned person |
山鴉 see styles |
yamagarasu やまがらす |
(1) crow in the mountains; (2) jungle crow (Corvus macrorhynchos); (3) rook (species of crow, Corvus frugilegus); (4) (archaism) (derogatory term) dark-skinned person |
敵飛 see styles |
tekihi てきひ |
{shogi} opponent's rook; opponent's hisha |
竜王 see styles |
ryouou / ryoo りょうおう |
(1) Dragon King; (2) (shogi) promoted rook; (surname) Ryōou |
飛車 飞车 see styles |
fēi chē fei1 che1 fei ch`e fei che hisha ひしゃ |
fast-moving vehicle; to drive or ride a vehicle at high speed {shogi} rook; hisha |
龍王 龙王 see styles |
lóng wáng long2 wang2 lung wang ryouou / ryoo りょうおう |
Dragon King (mythology) (1) Dragon King; (2) (shogi) promoted rook; (surname) Ryōou nāgarāja, dragon king, a title for the tutelary deity of a lake, river, sea, and other places; there are lists of 5, 7, 8, 81, and 185 dragon kings. |
居飛車 see styles |
ibisha いびしゃ |
(n,exp) {shogi} (See 振り飛車) static rook opening; strategy of leaving the rook in its initial position |
振飛車 see styles |
furibisha ふりびしゃ |
(shogi) strategy of initially moving the rook sideways |
深山烏 see styles |
miyamagarasu みやまがらす |
(kana only) rook (species of crow, Corvus frugilegus) |
深山鴉 see styles |
miyamagarasu みやまがらす |
(kana only) rook (species of crow, Corvus frugilegus) |
一枚落ち see styles |
ichimaiochi いちまいおち |
{shogi} (See 駒落ち・こまおち) playing with a handicap of one rook or bishop |
二枚落ち see styles |
nimaiochi にまいおち |
{shogi} game of shogi in which the stronger player plays without a rook and a bishop |
振り飛車 see styles |
furibisha ふりびしゃ |
(shogi) strategy of initially moving the rook sideways |
捨車保帥 舍车保帅 see styles |
shě jū bǎo shuài she3 ju1 bao3 shuai4 she chü pao shuai |
rook sacrifice to save the king (in Chinese chess); fig. to protect a senior figure by blaming an underling; to pass the buck |
王手飛車 see styles |
outebisha / otebisha おうてびしゃ |
{shogi} forking the rook while checking the king |
禿鼻烏鴉 秃鼻乌鸦 see styles |
tū bí wū yā tu1 bi2 wu1 ya1 t`u pi wu ya tu pi wu ya |
(bird species of China) rook (Corvus frugilegus) |
阿耨觀音 阿耨观音 see styles |
ān òu guān yīn an1 ou4 guan1 yin1 an ou kuan yin Anoku Kannon |
Anu Guanyin, the twentieth of the thirty-three forms of the 'Goddess of Mercy', seated on a rook scanning the sea to protect or save voyagers. |
飛車落ち see styles |
hishaochi ひしゃおち |
{shogi} game of shogi in which the stronger player plays without a rook |
Variations: |
yamagarasu やまがらす |
(1) crow in the mountains; (2) (See ハシブトガラス) jungle crow (Corvus macrorhynchos); (3) (See ミヤマガラス) rook (species of crow, Corvus frugilegus); (4) (archaism) (derogatory term) dark-skinned person |
飛車角落ち see styles |
hishakakuochi ひしゃかくおち |
(1) playing shogi with a handicap of the rook and bishop; (2) participating in a contest while missing key players, pieces, etc. |
ミヤマガラス see styles |
miyamagarasu ミヤマガラス |
(kana only) rook (species of crow, Corvus frugilegus) |
Variations: |
ryuu(p); tatsu; ryou / ryu(p); tatsu; ryo りゅう(P); たつ; りょう |
(1) (See ドラゴン) dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); (2) naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; (3) (りゅう, りょう only) (abbreviation) {shogi} (See 竜王・りゅうおう・2) promoted rook |
Variations: |
miyamagarasu; miyamagarasu みやまがらす; ミヤマガラス |
(kana only) rook (species of crow, Corvus frugilegus) |
Variations: |
furibisha ふりびしゃ |
{shogi} ranging rook opening; strategy of initially moving the rook sideways |
Variations: |
ryuuou / ryuo りゅうおう |
(1) Dragon King; (2) {shogi} (See 飛車・ひしゃ) promoted rook |
The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...
Title | Characters | Romaji (Romanized Japanese) | Various forms of Romanized Chinese | |
Rook | 魯克 鲁克 | lǔ kè / lu3 ke4 / lu ke / luke | lu k`o / luko / lu ko | |
Rook | ルーク | ruuku / ruku | ||
Black Raven | 烏 乌 | karasu | wū / wu1 / wu | |
Flying Flight | 飛 飞 | hi / fei | fēi / fei1 / fei | |
In some entries above you will see that characters have different versions above and below a line. In these cases, the characters above the line are Traditional Chinese, while the ones below are Simplified Chinese. |
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