Definitions
(noun)
cloud
(verb)
to say
Etymology
Depicts a swirl of clouds up (上) in the sky.
About
The character 云 originally functioned as a pictograph for clouds in early Chinese. It later served as a phonetic loan to represent the verb 'to say', creating semantic ambiguity. To distinguish the meanings, the traditional form 雲 was constructed by adding the rain radical 雨 above 云, forming a compound character where 云 acts as both phonetic and semantic component specifically for the meteorological concept. The simplified form 云 now represents both 'cloud' and 'to say', with the intended meaning determined by context.
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Example Sentences Hide
天空飘着白云。
乌云遮住了太阳。
云彩在天空中变化。
今天的云层很厚。
他喜欢看云朵的形状。
云计算是现代技术的重要部分。
数据存储在云端很安全。
云服务让远程工作更加方便。