云
(classical) to say
4 strokes
Dict coverage rank #307 U+4E91
How 云 is formed
Pictograph (象形字)
A cloud
How to remember it
cloud · Heisig RSH #428
— as a component also called: rising cloud
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Characters built with 云 as their sound component
These characters all use 云 (yún) as their phonetic component — compare how they read:
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 云 sound component | yún | cloud; to say, to speak |
| 运 | yùn | to run; ship, transport; fortune, luck |
| 魂 | hún | soul, spirit |
| 坛 | tán | altar; arena; examination hall |
| 芸 | yún | common rue; diverse, varied |
| 纭 | yún | confused; numerous |
| 耘 | yún | to weed |
| 酝 | yùn | liquor, spirits, wine; to ferment |
Words containing 云
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 风云人物 | fēng yún rén wù | the man (or woman) of the moment (idiom); influential figure |
| 白云区 | Bái yún Qū | Baiyun, a district of Guangzhou City 廣州市|广州市[Guang3 zhou1 Shi4], Guangdong; Baiyun, a dist… |
| 行云流水 | xíng yún liú shuǐ | lit. moving clouds and flowing water (idiom); fig. very natural and flowing style of calli… |
| 云安区 | Yún ān Qū | Yun'an, a district of Yunfu City 雲浮市|云浮市[Yun2 fu2 Shi4], Guangdong |
| 电子云 | diàn zǐ yún | electron cloud |
| 马头星云 | Mǎ tóu Xīng yún | Horsehead Nebula |
| 白云机场 | Bái yún Jī chǎng | Baiyun Airport (Guangzhou) |
| 云城区 | Yún chéng Qū | Yuncheng, a district of Yunfu City 雲浮市|云浮市[Yun2 fu2 Shi4], Guangdong |
| 白云石 | bái yún shí | dolomite |
| 云阳县 | Yún yáng Xiàn | Yunyang, a county in Chongqing 重慶|重庆[Chong2 qing4] |
| 高手如云 | gāo shǒu rú yún | (idiom) teeming with experts |
| 云龙县 | Yún lóng Xiàn | Yunlong, a county in Dali Bai Autonomous Prefecture 大理白族自治州[Da4 li3 Bai2 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 zhou… |
| 云州区 | Yún zhōu Qū | Yunzhou, a district of Datong City 大同市[Da4 tong2 Shi4], Shanxi |
| 云龙区 | Yún lóng Qū | Yunlong, a district of Xuzhou City 徐州市[Xu2 zhou1 Shi4], Jiangsu |
| 云林县 | Yún lín xiàn | Yunlin county in Taiwan |
| 云县 | Yún Xiàn | Yun County or Yunxian, a county in Lincang City 臨滄市|临沧市[Lin2 cang1 Shi4], Yunnan |
| 云头 | yún tóu | cloud |
| 云和县 | Yún hé Xiàn | Yunhe, a county in Lishui City 麗水市|丽水市[Li2 shui3 Shi4], Zhejiang |
| 马云 | Mǎ Yún | Ma Yun (1964-), aka Jack Ma, Chinese billionaire businessman, co-founder of Alibaba 阿里巴巴[A… |
| 云海 | yún hǎi | sea of clouds |