云

yún = yu + (e)n2

(classical) to say

yún = yu + (e)n2

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

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

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).

mǒu = m + ou3

old variant of 某[mou3]

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

yún = yu + (e)n2

confused / numerous

yún = yu + (e)n2

rushing of a torrent

yún = yu + (e)n2

surname Yun / (used in given names, mostly female names)

yùn = yu + (e)n4

wood streaks

dài = d + ai4

see 靉靆|叆叇[ai4 dai4]

ài = Ø + ai4

misty / cloudy sky / dark / obscure

Words with 云

mushroom cloud

(lit. and fig.) towering / lofty / high

lit. moving clouds and flowing water (idiom) / fig. very natural and flowing style of calligraphy, writing, etc / natural and unforced

to wander (typically of an errant priest)

nuée ardente / hot cloud of volcanic ash

and so on / so and so / many and confused

Sentences with 云

云 currently does not appear in any sentence.