云
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Formation & memory
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How to remember it
cloud · Heisig RSH #428
— as a component also called: rising cloud
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Words with 云
The most common words first — learning a character in context makes it stick.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 风云人物 | the man (or woman) of the moment (idiom); influential figure | |
| 白云区 | Baiyun, a district of Guangzhou City 廣州市|广州市[Guang3 zhou1 Shi4], Guangdong; Baiyun, a dist… | |
| 行云流水 | lit. moving clouds and flowing water (idiom); fig. very natural and flowing style of calli… | |
| 云安区 | Yun'an, a district of Yunfu City 雲浮市|云浮市[Yun2 fu2 Shi4], Guangdong | |
| 电子云 | electron cloud | |
| 马头星云 | Horsehead Nebula | |
| 白云机场 | Baiyun Airport (Guangzhou) | |
| 云城区 | Yuncheng, a district of Yunfu City 雲浮市|云浮市[Yun2 fu2 Shi4], Guangdong | |
| 白云石 | dolomite | |
| 云阳县 | Yunyang, a county in Chongqing 重慶|重庆[Chong2 qing4] | |
| 高手如云 | (idiom) teeming with experts | |
| 云龙县 | 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 | Yunzhou, a district of Datong City 大同市[Da4 tong2 Shi4], Shanxi | |
| 云龙区 | Yunlong, a district of Xuzhou City 徐州市[Xu2 zhou1 Shi4], Jiangsu | |
| 云林县 | Yunlin county in Taiwan | |
| 云县 | Yun County or Yunxian, a county in Lincang City 臨滄市|临沧市[Lin2 cang1 Shi4], Yunnan | |
| 云头 | cloud | |
| 云和县 | Yunhe, a county in Lishui City 麗水市|丽水市[Li2 shui3 Shi4], Zhejiang | |
| 马云 | Ma Yun (1964-), aka Jack Ma, Chinese billionaire businessman, co-founder of Alibaba 阿里巴巴[A… | |
| 云海 | sea of clouds |
Sound family
These characters use 云 as their sound component — compare how they read.