乌里

烏里

Wūlǐ

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Meanings

1 Uri (foreign name transliteration)
2 Uri Canton (Switzerland)

Characters

crow; black (phonetic)

inside (phonetic)

Examples

乌里·盖勒是著名的以色列魔术师。

Wūlǐ Gàilè shì zhùmíng de Yǐsèliè móshùshī.

Uri Geller is a famous Israeli magician.

乌里州位于瑞士中部。

Wūlǐ zhōu wèiyú Ruìshì zhōngbù.

Canton Uri is in central Switzerland.

Tips

culture

乌里 transliterates the Hebrew given name Uri (אורי, my light) — best known via spoon-bender 乌里·盖勒 (Uri Geller). It is also the Chinese name for 乌里州 (Wūlǐ zhōu, Canton Uri), one of the three founding cantons of the Swiss Confederation in 1291 and the legendary home of William Tell (威廉·泰尔).

Stroke Order

乌 wū

里 lǐ