云 云 yun2
(classical) to say

云 雲 yun2
surname Yun; abbr. for Yunnan Province 雲南省|云南省

云 雲 yun2
cloud

strokes 4
radical
二
二
strokes after radical 2
暗星云 暗星雲 an4 xing1 yun2
dark nebula (visible as a shadow, absorbing light from behind); absorption nebula

白云 白雲 bai2 yun2
white cloud

白云 白雲 bai2 yun2
Baiyun district of Guiyang city 貴陽市|贵阳市, Guizhou; Baiyun district of Guangzhou city 廣州市|广州市, Guangdong

白云机场 白雲機場 bai2 yun2 ji1 chang3
Baiyun airport (Guangzhou)

白云矿区 白雲礦區 bai2 yun2 kuang4 qu1
Baiyukuang district of Baotou city 包頭市|包头市, Inner Mongolia

白云母 白雲母 bai2 yun2 mu3
muscovite; white mica

白云区 白雲區 bai2 yun2 qu1
Baiyun district of Guiyang city 貴陽市|贵阳市, Guizhou; Baiyun district of Guangzhou city 廣州市|广州市, Guangdong

白云石 白雲石 bai2 yun2 shi2
dolomite

白云岩 白雲岩 bai2 yun2 yan2
dolomite (geology)

拨云见日 撥雲見日 bo1 yun2 jian4 ri4
lit. to dispel the clouds and see the sun (idiom); fig. to restore justice

波状云 波狀雲 bo1 zhuang4 yun2
undulatus

不知所云 不知所云 bu4 zhi1 suo3 yun2
to not know what sb is driving at; to be unintelligible

彩云 彩雲 cai3 yun2
rosy clouds

层积云 層積雲 ceng2 ji1 yun2
stratocumulus cloud

曾经沧海难为水，除却巫山不是云 曾經滄海難為水，除卻巫山不是雲 ceng2 jing1 cang1 hai3 nan2 wei2 shui3 - chu2 que4 wu1 shan1 bu4 shi4 yun2
there are no rivers to one who has crossed the ocean, and no clouds to one who has passed Mount Wu (idiom); one who has seen the world doesn't stop at small things

层云 層雲 ceng2 yun2
stratus (cloud)

尘云 塵雲 chen2 yun2
dust cloud

陈云 陳雲 chen2 yun2
Chen Yun (1905-1995), communist leader and economist

陈云林 陳雲林 chen2 yun2 lin2
Chen Yunlin (1941-), Chairman of PRC Association for Relations Across the Taiwan Straits (ARATS) 海峽兩岸關係協會|海峡两岸关系协会

炽热火山云 熾熱火山雲 chi4 re4 huo3 shan1 yun2
nuée ardente; hot cloud of volcanic ash

叱咤风云 叱咤風雲 chi4 zha4 feng1 yun2
lit. to rebuke Heaven and Earth (idiom); fig. shaking the whole world; all-powerful

大旱望云霓 大旱望雲霓 da4 han4 wang4 yun2 ni2
lit. looking for rain clouds in times of drought (idiom); fig. desperate for an escape from a difficult situation

大旱之望云霓 大旱之望雲霓 da4 han4 zhi1 wang4 yun2 ni2
see 大旱望雲霓|大旱望云霓

电子云 電子雲 dian4 zi3 yun2
electron cloud

多云 多雲 duo1 yun2
cloudy (meteorology)

堕云雾中 墮雲霧中 duo4 yun2 wu4 zhong1
lit. to become lost in a fog (idiom); fig. at a complete loss

发射星云 發射星雲 fa1 she4 xing1 yun2
radiant nebula

翻手为云覆手变雨 翻手為雲覆手變雨 fan1 shou3 wei2 yun2 fu4 shou3 bian4 yu3
lit. turning his hand palm up he gathers the clouds, turning his hand palm down he turns them to rain; very powerful and capable (idiom)

翻云覆雨 翻雲覆雨 fan1 yun2 fu4 yu3
to produce clouds with one turn of the hand and rain with another (idiom); fig. to shift one's ground; tricky and inconstant; to make love

反射星云 反射星雲 fan3 she4 xing1 yun2
reflection nebula

风流云散 風流雲散 feng1 liu2 yun2 san4
lit. dispersed by wind and scattered like clouds (idiom); fig. scattered far and wide (of friends and relatives)

风起云涌 風起雲湧 feng1 qi3 yun2 yong3
lit. rising winds, scudding clouds (idiom); turbulent times; violent development

风云 風雲 feng1 yun2
weather; unstable situation

风云变幻 風雲變幻 feng1 yun2 bian4 huan4
changeable situation (idiom)

风云人物 風雲人物 feng1 yun2 ren2 wu4
the man (or woman) of the moment (idiom); influential figure

浮云 浮雲 fu2 yun2
floating clouds; fleeting; transient

浮云朝露 浮雲朝露 fu2 yun2 zhao1 lu4
floating clouds, morning dew (idiom); fig. ephemeral nature of human existence

高层云 高層雲 gao1 ceng2 yun2
altostratus; high stratus cloud

高唱入云 高唱入雲 gao1 chang4 ru4 yun2
loud songs reaches the clouds (idiom); fig. to praise to the skies

高积云 高積雲 gao1 ji1 yun2
altocumulus; high cumulus cloud

高耸入云 高聳入雲 gao1 song3 ru4 yun2
tall and erect, reaching through the clouds (idiom); used to describe tall mountain or skyscraper

高云 高雲 gao1 yun2
Gao Yun (died 409) emperor of Northern or Later Yan dynasty

故云 故云 gu4 yun2
that's why it is called...

关云长 關云長 guan1 yun2 chang2
courtesy name of 關羽|关羽

灌云 灌雲 guan4 yun2
Guanyun county in Lianyungang 連雲港|连云港, Jiangsu

灌云县 灌雲縣 guan4 yun2 xian4
Guanyun county in Lianyungang 連雲港|连云港, Jiangsu

豪气干云 豪氣干雲 hao2 qi4 gan1 yun2
lit. heroism reaching to the clouds (idiom)

河外星云 河外星雲 he2 wai4 xing1 yun2
extragalactic nebula

烘云托月 烘雲托月 hong1 yun2 tuo1 yue4
lit. to shade in the clouds to offset the moon (idiom); fig. a foil; a contrasting character to a main hero

火烧云 火燒雲 huo3 shao1 yun2
nuée ardente; hot cloud of volcanic ash

积雨云 積雨雲 ji1 yu3 yun2
cumulonimbus (cloud)

积云 積雲 ji1 yun2
cumulus; heap cloud

驾云 駕雲 jia4 yun2
to ride the clouds; fig. self-satisfied; arrogant

礁湖星云 礁湖星雲 jiao1 hu2 xing1 yun2
Lagoon Nebula M8

筋斗云 筋斗雲 jin1 dou3 yun2
Sun Wukong's magical cloud

金正云 金正雲 jin1 zheng4 yun2
erroneous form of Kim Jong-un 金正恩

缙云 縉雲 jin4 yun2
Jinyun county in Lishui 麗水|丽水, Zhejiang

缙云县 縉雲縣 jin4 yun2 xian4
Jinyun county in Lishui 麗水|丽水, Zhejiang

九霄云外 九霄雲外 jiu3 xiao1 yun2 wai4
beyond the topmost clouds (idiom); unimaginably far away

卷层云 捲層雲 juan3 ceng2 yun2
cirrostratus (cloud); also written 卷層雲|卷层云

卷层云 卷層雲 juan3 ceng2 yun2
cirrostratus (cloud); also written 捲層雲|卷层云

卷积云 捲積雲 juan3 ji1 yun2
cirrocumulus (cloud)

卷云 卷雲 juan3 yun2
cirrus (cloud)

老鹰星云 老鷹星雲 lao3 ying1 xing1 yun2
Eagle or Star Queen Nebula M16

李云娜 李雲娜 li3 yun2 na4
Euna Lee (phonetic transcription), US woman journalist imprisoned as spy by North Korea in 2009; also written 李誠恩|李诚恩

连云 連雲 lian2 yun2
Lian'yun district of Lianyungang city 連雲港市|连云港市, Jiangsu

连云港 連雲港 lian2 yun2 gang3
Lianyungang prefecture level city in Jiangsu

连云港市 連雲港市 lian2 yun2 gang3 shi4
Lianyungang prefecture level city in Jiangsu

连云区 連雲區 lian2 yun2 qu1
Lian'yun district of Lianyungang city 連雲港市|连云港市, Jiangsu

亮星云 亮星雲 liang4 xing1 yun2
emission nebula

猎户座大星云 獵戶座大星雲 lie4 hu4 zuo4 da4 xing1 yun2
the Great Nebula in Orion M42

凌云 凌雲 ling2 yun2
Lingyun county in Baise 百色, Guangxi

凌云县 凌雲縣 ling2 yun2 xian4
Lingyun county in Baise 百色, Guangxi

刘青云 劉青雲 liu2 qing1 yun2
Lau Ching-Wan (1964-), Hong Kong actor

刘云山 劉雲山 liu2 yun2 shan1
Liu Yunshan (1947-), PRC career politician, background in journalism in Inner Mongolia, from 2002 head of party Central Propaganda Section 中央宣传部

漏斗云 漏斗雲 lou4 dou3 yun2
funnel cloud

马蹄星云 馬蹄星雲 ma3 ti2 xing1 yun2
Omega or Horseshoe Nebula M17

马头星云 馬頭星雲 ma3 tou2 xing1 yun2
the Horse's Head nebula

玫瑰星云 玫瑰星雲 mei2 gui1 xing1 yun2
Rosette nebula NGC 2237

弥漫星云 瀰漫星雲 mi2 man4 xing1 yun2
diffuse nebula

密云 密雲 mi4 yun2
Miyun town and county in Beijing

密云县 密雲縣 mi4 yun2 xian4
Miyun county in Beijing

蘑菇云 蘑菇雲 mo2 gu1 yun2
mushroom cloud

判若云泥 判若雲泥 pan4 ruo4 yun2 ni2
as different as heaven and earth (idiom); worlds apart

平步青云 平步青雲 ping2 bu4 qing1 yun2
to rapidly go up in the world; meteoric rise (of a career, social position etc)

绮云 綺雲 qi3 yun2
beautiful clouds

起云剂 起雲劑 qi3 yun2 ji4
clouding agent; emulsifier

青云 青雲 qing1 yun2
clear sky; fig. high official position; noble

青云谱 青雲譜 qing1 yun2 pu3
Qingyunpu district of Nanchang city 南昌市, Jiangxi

青云谱区 青雲譜區 qing1 yun2 pu3 qu1
Qingyunpu district of Nanchang city 南昌市, Jiangxi

青云直上 青雲直上 qing1 yun2 zhi2 shang4
rising straight up in a clear sky (idiom); rapid promotion to a high post; meteoric career

晴时多云 晴時多雲 qing2 shi2 duo1 yun2
partly cloudy (meteorology)

庆云 慶雲 qing4 yun2
Qingyun county in Dezhou 德州, Shandong

庆云县 慶雲縣 qing4 yun2 xian4
Qingyun county in Dezhou 德州, Shandong

人云亦云 人云亦云 ren2 yun2 yi4 yun2
to say what everyone says (idiom); to conform to what one perceives to be the majority view; to follow the herd

三叶星云 三葉星雲 san1 ye4 xing1 yun2
Trifid Nebula M20

天有不测风云，人有旦夕祸福 天有不測風雲，人有旦夕禍福 tian1 you3 bu4 ce4 feng1 yun2 - ren2 you3 dan4 xi1 huo4 fu2
fortune as unpredictable as the weather, every day may bring fortune or calamity (idiom); sth unexpected may happen at any moment

吞云吐雾 吞雲吐霧 tun1 yun2 tu3 wu4
to swallow clouds and blow out fog (idiom); to blow cigarette or opium smoke

乌云 烏雲 wu1 yun2
black cloud

仙女座大星云 仙女座大星雲 xian1 nv3 zuo4 da4 xing1 yun2
great nebula in Andromeda or Andromeda galaxy M31

祥云 祥雲 xiang2 yun2
Xiangyun county in Dali Bai autonomous prefecture 大理白族自治州, Yunnan

祥云 祥雲 xiang2 yun2
magic cloud

祥云县 祥雲縣 xiang2 yun2 xian4
Xiangyun county in Dali Bai autonomous prefecture 大理白族自治州, Yunnan

小云雀 小雲雀 xiao3 yun2 que4
(bird species of China) oriental skylark (Alauda gulgula)

蟹状星云 蟹狀星雲 xie4 zhuang4 xing1 yun2
Crab nebula

星云 星雲 xing1 yun2
nebula

星云表 星雲表 xing1 yun2 biao3
catalog of stars and nebulae

行云流水 行雲流水 xing2 yun2 liu2 shui3
lit. moving clouds and flowing water (idiom); fig. very natural and flowing style of calligraphy, writing, etc; natural and unforced

旋涡星云 旋渦星雲 xuan2 wo1 xing1 yun2
spiral nebula

烟消云散 煙消雲散 yan1 xiao1 yun2 san4
to vanish like smoke in thin air; to disappear

依云 依雲 yi1 yun2
Evian, mineral water company; Évian-les-Bains, resort and spa town in south-eastern France

疑云 疑雲 yi2 yun2
a haze of doubts and suspicions

阴云 陰雲 yin1 yun2
dark cloud

银河星云 銀河星雲 yin2 he2 xing1 yun2
galactic nebula

鹰星云 鷹星雲 ying1 xing1 yun2
Eagle or Star Queen Nebula M16

鹰状星云 鷹狀星雲 ying1 zhuang4 xing1 yun2
Eagle or Star Queen Nebula M16

雨层云 雨層雲 yu3 ceng2 yun2
nimbostratus; stratus rain cloud

语云 語云 yu3 yun2
as the saying goes...

云霭 雲靄 yun2 ai3
floating clouds

云安 雲安 yun2 an1
Yun'an county in Yunfu 雲浮|云浮, Guangdong

云安县 雲安縣 yun2 an1 xian4
Yun'an county in Yunfu 雲浮|云浮, Guangdong

云豹 雲豹 yun2 bao4
clouded leopard (Neofelis nebulosa)

云鬓 雲鬢 yun2 bin4
a woman's beautiful, thick hair

云彩 雲彩 yun2 cai5
(coll.) cloud

云层 雲層 yun2 ceng2
the clouds; cloud layer; cloud bank

云城 云城 yun2 cheng2
Yuncheng district of Yunfu city 雲浮市|云浮市, Guangdong

云城区 云城區 yun2 cheng2 qu1
Yuncheng district of Yunfu city 雲浮市|云浮市, Guangdong

云窗雾槛 雲窗霧檻 yun2 chuang1 wu4 kan3
cloud around the window, mist on the threshold (idiom); tall building with the windows in the clouds

云豆 雲豆 yun2 dou4
variant of 芸豆

云端 雲端 yun2 duan1
fig. high in the clouds; (in the) cloud (computing)

云朵 雲朵 yun2 duo3
a cloud

云浮 雲浮 yun2 fu2
Yunfu prefecture level city in Guangdong province 廣東省|广东省 in south China

云浮市 雲浮市 yun2 fu2 shi4
Yunfu prefecture level city in Guangdong province 廣東省|广东省 in south China

云冈石窟 雲岡石窟 yun2 gang1 shi2 ku1
Yungang Caves at Datong 大同, Shanxi 山西

云贵川 雲貴川 yun2 gui4 chuan1
Yunnan, Guizhou and Sichuan; south west China

云贵高原 雲貴高原 yun2 gui4 gao1 yuan2
Yunnan and Guizhou plateau in southwest China, covering east Yunnan, whole of Guizhou, west of Guangxi and southern margins of Sichuan, Hubei and Hunan

云和 雲和 yun2 he2
Yunhe county in Lishui 麗水|丽水, Zhejiang

云和县 雲和縣 yun2 he2 xian4
Yunhe county in Lishui 麗水|丽水, Zhejiang

云华 雲華 yun2 hua2
muscovite, mica (used in TCM); Muscovitum

云集 雲集 yun2 ji2
to gather (in a crowd); to converge; to swarm

云里雾里 雲裡霧裡 yun2 li3 wu4 li3
amidst the clouds and mist; (fig.) mystified; puzzled

云林 雲林 yun2 lin2
Yunlin county in Taiwan

云林县 雲林縣 yun2 lin2 xian4
Yunlin county in Taiwan

云龙 雲龍 yun2 long2
Yunlong district of Xuzhou city 徐州市, Jiangsu; Yunlong county in Dali Bai autonomous prefecture 大理白族自治州, Yunnan

云龙区 雲龍區 yun2 long2 qu1
Yunlong district of Xuzhou city 徐州市, Jiangsu

云龙县 雲龍縣 yun2 long2 xian4
Yunlong county in Dali Bai autonomous prefecture 大理白族自治州, Yunnan

云梦 雲夢 yun2 meng4
Yunmeng county in Xiaogan 孝感, Hubei

云梦县 雲夢縣 yun2 meng4 xian4
Yunmeng county in Xiaogan 孝感, Hubei

云母 雲母 yun2 mu3
mica

云南 雲南 yun2 nan2
Yunnan province in southwest China, bordering on Vietnam, Laos and Myanmar, abbr. 滇 or 雲|云, capital Kunming 昆明

云南白斑尾柳莺 雲南白斑尾柳鶯 yun2 nan2 bai2 ban1 wei3 liu3 ying1
(bird species of China) Davison's leaf warbler (Phylloscopus davisoni)

云南柳莺 雲南柳鶯 yun2 nan2 liu3 ying1
(bird species of China) Chinese leaf warbler (Phylloscopus yunnanensis)

云南省 雲南省 yun2 nan2 sheng3
Yunnan Province in southwest China, bordering on Vietnam, Laos and Myanmar, abbr. 滇 or 雲|云, capital Kunming 昆明

云片糕 雲片糕 yun2 pian4 gao1
a kind of cake

云气 雲氣 yun2 qi4
mist

云雀 雲雀 yun2 que4
(bird species of China) Eurasian skylark (Alauda arvensis)

云散风流 雲散風流 yun2 san4 feng1 liu2
lit. clouds scatter, wind flows (idiom); the crisis settles down; people disperse home; things return to normal

云沙 雲沙 yun2 sha1
muscovite, mica (used in TCM); Muscovitum

云杉 雲杉 yun2 shan1
spruce

云石斑鸭 雲石斑鴨 yun2 shi2 ban1 ya1
(bird species of China) marbled teal (Marmaronetta angustirostris)

云室 雲室 yun2 shi4
cloud chamber (physics)

云梯 雲梯 yun2 ti1
escalade

云头 雲頭 yun2 tou2
cloud

云吞 雲吞 yun2 tun1
wonton

云雾 雲霧 yun2 wu4
clouds and mist

云雾径迹 雲霧徑跡 yun2 wu4 jing4 ji4
cloud track (trace of ionizing particle in cloud chamber)

云溪 雲溪 yun2 xi1
Yunxi district of Yueyang city 岳陽|岳阳, Hunan

云溪区 雲溪區 yun2 xi1 qu1
Yunxi district of Yueyang city 岳陽|岳阳, Hunan

云隙光 雲隙光 yun2 xi4 guang1
crepuscular rays; sunbeams

云县 雲縣 yun2 xian4
Yun county in Lincang 臨滄|临沧, Yunnan

云霄 雲霄 yun2 xiao1
Yunxiao county in Zhangzhou 漳州, Fujian

云霄 雲霄 yun2 xiao1
(the) skies

云霄飞车 雲霄飛車 yun2 xiao1 fei1 che1
roller coaster

云消雾散 雲消霧散 yun2 xiao1 wu4 san4
the clouds melt and the mists disperse (idiom); to clear up; to vanish into thin air

云霄县 雲霄縣 yun2 xiao1 xian4
Yunxiao county in Zhangzhou 漳州, Fujian

云烟 雲煙 yun2 yan1
mist; smoke; cloud

云岩 雲岩 yun2 yan2
Yunyan district of Guiyang city 貴陽市|贵阳市, Guizhou

云岩区 雲岩區 yun2 yan2 qu1
Yunyan district of Guiyang city 貴陽市|贵阳市, Guizhou

云阳 雲陽 yun2 yang2
Yunyang county in Wanzhou suburbs of north Chongqing municipality, formerly in Sichuan

云阳县 雲陽縣 yun2 yang2 xian4
Yunyang county in Wanzhou suburbs of north Chongqing municipality, formerly in Sichuan

云液 雲液 yun2 ye4
muscovite, mica (used in TCM); Muscovitum

云英 雲英 yun2 ying1
muscovite, mica (used in TCM); Muscovitum

云涌 雲湧 yun2 yong3
in large numbers; in force; lit. clouds bubbling up

云游 雲遊 yun2 you2
to wander (typically of an errant priest)

云雨 雲雨 yun2 yu4
lit. cloud and rain; fig. sexual intercourse

云云 云云 yun2 yun2
and so on; so and so; many and confused

云珠 雲珠 yun2 zhu1
muscovite, mica (used in TCM); Muscovitum

赵云 趙雲 zhao4 yun2
Zhao Yun (-229), general of Shu in Romance of the Three Kingdoms

蜘蛛星云 蜘蛛星雲 zhi1 zhu1 xing1 yun2
Tarantula Nebula

直上云霄 直上雲霄 zhi2 shang4 yun2 xiao1
to soar into the sky

朱云折槛 朱雲折檻 zhu1 yun2 zhe1 kan3
Mr Zhu Yun breaks the railing (idiom); to challenge and admonish boldly

紫云 紫雲 zi3 yun2
Ziyun Hmong and Buyei autonomous county in Anshun 安順|安顺, Guizhou

紫云苗族布依族自治县 紫云苗族布依族自治縣 zi3 yun2 miao2 zu2 bu4 yi1 zu2 zi4 zhi4 xian4
Ziyun Hmong and Buyei autonomous county in Anshun 安順|安顺, Guizhou

左云 左雲 zuo3 yun2
Zuoyun county in Datong 大同, Shanxi

左云县 左雲縣 zuo3 yun2 xian4
Zuoyun county in Datong 大同, Shanxi