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Pronunciation family

Chinese characters for “yun”

43 characters share this plain syllable. Compare tone marks first, then open a character for writing and usage.

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First tone

yūn

晕

yūn

dizzy, faint, foggy

10 strokes · HSK 3.0 L6

缊

yūn

tangled hemp, raveled silk

dizzy, faint, foggy

prosperity

prosperity

tangled hemp, raveled silk

16 strokes

Second tone

yún

云

yún

cloud

4 strokes · HSK 3.0 L4

equal

equal

confused

common rue

sunlight

a county in Hubei province

confused

to weed

a county in Hubei province

cloud

bamboo skin

tall bamboo

common rue

tall bamboo

Third tone

yǔn

to grant, to consent

barbarians

to slip, to fall

to die, to fall, to perish, to vanish

to slip, to fall

to die, to fall, to perish, to vanish

14 strokes

Fourth tone

yùn

运

yùn

to run

7 strokes · HSK 3.0 L5

熨

yùn

to press, to iron

15 strokes · HSK 3.0 L7-9

pregnant

an ancient town

to devise, to plan

an ancient town

liquor, spirits, wine

angry, indignant

to run

angry, indignant

to contain

rhyme

to collect, to gather, to store

15 strokes

醞

yùn

liquor, spirits, wine

rhyme

to collect, to gather, to store

20 strokes

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to move

sports competition

athlete

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to permit

good luck

fate

fortunate

to move

freight fee

Chinese characters for “yun”

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