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yún = yu + (e)n2
(classical) to say
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yún = yu + (e)n2
surname Yun / abbr. for Yunnan Province 雲南省|云南省[Yun2 nan2 Sheng3]
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yún = yu + (e)n2
cloud / CL:朵[duo3]
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How to pronounce 云

MandarinBanana teaches pronunciation with the Marilyn Method: every Pinyin syllable is one initial plus one final, the initial becomes a person, an animal or a deity, and the final becomes a place in your memory palace — with the tone deciding which part of that place the scene happens in. Remember the little story below for each half and the whole syllable comes back with them.

= yu initial

Yu is for Yu the Great who tamed the floods.

By Matthias • updated 5 months ago
+ (e)n2 final

In the encampment’s kitchen.

By Matthias • updated 5 months ago

云 character breakdown

Chinese characters are built out of smaller characters. Each component carries a mnemonic symbol - one concrete object that stands in for it - and a mnemonic story hands those objects to the person and the place that stand for the pronunciation. Learn a component once and every character that reuses it gets easier.

Component Translations
èr = Ø + Ø4
two / 2 / (Beijing dialect) stupid
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mǒu = m + ou3
old variant of 某[mou3]
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= s + Ø1
old variant of 私[si1]
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Characters with 云 as component

kuài = ku + ai4
to balance an account / accounting / accountant
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huì = hu + ei4
can (i.e. have the skill, know how to) / likely to / sure to / to meet / to get together / meeting / gathering / union / group / association / a moment (Taiwan pr. for this sense is [hui3])
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(of sth) to move / to set in movement / to displace / to touch / to make use of / to stir (emotions) / to alter / abbr. for 動詞|动词[dong4 ci2], verb
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Words with 云

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weather / unstable situation
Yunxiao county in Zhangzhou 漳州[Zhang1 zhou1], Fujian

Sentences with 云

云 currently does not appear in any sentence.

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yún

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