雲
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yún · cloud

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Character anatomy

Understand the reusable parts

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Writing notes

Shape and proportion

12Total strokes

Count each continuous pen movement once, including turns and hooks.

Top-bottomCharacter structure

Keep the upper section balanced above the lower section.

雨Key radical

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 雲

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Example sentences

Notice where 雲 sits in each complete thought.

Jīn tiān de yún bǐ zuó tiān de duō.今天的雲比昨天的多。

There are more clouds today than yesterday.

Source: Tatoeba #795856 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Yǔ shì zì yún luò xià de shuǐ.雨是自雲落下的水。

Rain is water falling from clouds.

Source: Tatoeba #816953 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tiān shàng yì duǒ yún yě méi yǒu.天上一朵雲也沒有。

There isn't a single cloud in the sky.

Source: Tatoeba #678909 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Yí piàn yi piàn de bái yún zài shàng kōng piāo guò.一片一片的白雲在上空飄過。

Fluffy white clouds drift across the sky one by one.

Source: Tatoeba #430248 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Jīn tiān de yún bǐ zuó tiān duō.今天的雲比昨天多。

There's more cloud today than yesterday.

Source: Tatoeba #801567 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Yún yù lái yù duō, kě néng kuài xià yǔ le.雲愈來愈多,可能快下雨了。

It's getting cloudy. It may rain soon.

Source: Tatoeba #797108 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Turn reference into recall

How to study 雲 in context

  1. Say yún, then recall the core meaning: cloud.
  2. Write all 12 strokes while keeping the top-bottom balanced.
  3. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 雲 works in that context.

Definitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.