Character breakdown
Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.
How to learn 云朵
Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.
When the word appears in a sentence, check whether its part of speech and meaning match the definition shown here. Chinese words can change nuance with context.
Words with the same characters
Compare how a familiar Hanzi changes meaning inside another word.
ear; CL:隻|只[zhi1],個|个[ge4],對|对[dui4]; handle (on a cup)
云yún(classical) to say; cloud; CL:朵[duo3]; surname Yun; Yunnan Province (abbr. for 雲南省|云南省[Yun2 nan2 Sheng3])
朵duǒflower; earlobe; fig. item on both sides; classifier for flowers, clouds etc; variant of 朵[duo3]
花朵huāduǒflower
风云fēngyúnweather; unstable situation
乌云wūyúnblack cloud