云

yún = yu + (e)n2

(classical) to say

云

雲

yún = yu + (e)n2

surname Yun / abbr. for Yunnan Province 雲南省|云南省[Yun2 nan2 Sheng3]

云

雲

yún = yu + (e)n2

cloud / CL:朵[duo3]

云 = 二 + 厶 : Yu the Great (yu) had a little accident in the encampment's kitchen ((e)n2). She blew up her capacitor (二), and now there's smoke (云) everywhere. To be able to breathe, she puts on her fake nose (厶).

云 character breakdown

云
- 二
  - 一
- 厶

二

èr = Ø + Ø4

two / 2 / (Beijing dialect) stupid

二 = 一 : Mnemonic symbol: a capacitor, because the two strokes remind me of the symbol in electrical drawings. Albert Einstein (Ø) is experimenting with a capacitor (二) in the space station's bathroom (Ø4). He finds that it's uncomfortable to discharge a capacitor using two flutes (一).

厶

mǒu = m + ou3

old variant of 某[mou3]

厶

si̅ = s + Ø1

old variant of 私[si1]

Mnemonic symbol: a fake nose. Socrates (s) is wearing his fake nose (厶) in outer space, in front of the space station (Ø1).

Characters with 云 as component

云

雲

yún = yu + (e)n2

surname Yun / abbr. for Yunnan Province 雲南省|云南省[Yun2 nan2 Sheng3]

云

雲

yún = yu + (e)n2

cloud / CL:朵[duo3]

艺

藝

yì = y + Ø4

skill / art

艺 = 乙 + 艹 : Maud Younger (y) got a silver medal (乙) for her mad gymnastics skills (艺) In the space station's bathroom (Ø4), where she performed her gymnastics on sheets of artificial lawn (艹).

侌

yi̅n = y + (e)n1

old variant of 陰|阴[yin1]

芸

yì = y + Ø4

Japanese variant of 藝|艺[yi4]

芸

yún = yu + (e)n2

common rue (Ruta graveolens) / (used in old compounds relating to books because in former times rue was used to protect books from insect damage)

芸

蕓

yún = yu + (e)n2