📘 Lernkarte #2701 — 云 (yún)
🔤 Basic Data
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Hanzi: 云
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Pinyin: yún
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IPA: [y̌n]
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Tone: 🟢 2
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Meaning: cloud
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Semantic class: noun (nature / weather)
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HSK: 2
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Frequency: high (weather, daily speech, culture, tech)
⭐ Core Meaning
EN:
云 (yún) means cloud in the sky.
By extension, it is also used metaphorically (e.g. cloud computing).
DE:
云 (yún) bedeutet Wolke.
Erweitert auch metaphorisch, z. B. Cloud / Datenwolke.
云 is also a radical (⺀/云), often related to sky or weather.
🔗 Common Collocations
| Hanzi |
Pinyin |
English |
Deutsch |
| 白云 |
báiyún |
white clouds |
weiße Wolken |
| 乌云 |
wūyún |
dark clouds |
dunkle Wolken |
| 云彩 |
yúncai |
clouds |
Wolken |
| 云层 |
yúncéng |
cloud layer |
Wolkenschicht |
| 多云 |
duōyún |
cloudy |
bewölkt |
🇬🇧 ENGLISH — Full Explanation (with Pinyin)
云 (yún) is the standard word for clouds in the sky.
Typical usage
weather
今天有很多云。
Jīntiān yǒu hěn duō yún.
There are many clouds today.
description
天空的云很漂亮。
Tiānkōng de yún hěn piàoliang.
The clouds in the sky are beautiful.
modern usage
云计算越来越重要。
Yún jìsuàn yuè lái yuè zhòngyào.
Cloud computing is becoming more and more important.
⚠️ Usage notes (EN)
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plural is not marked (云 = cloud / clouds)
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classifier often 朵 (一朵云)
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common in poetry and tech
🇩🇪 DEUTSCH — Erklärung (mit Pinyin)
云 (yún) ist das normale Wort für Wolke.
Typische Verwendung
Wetter
今天多云。
Jīntiān duōyún.
Heute ist es bewölkt.
Beschreibung
天上的云在动。
Tiān shàng de yún zài dòng.
Die Wolken am Himmel bewegen sich.
Technik
数据存在云里。
Shùjù cún zài yún lǐ.
Die Daten sind in der Cloud gespeichert.
⚠️ Hinweis (DE)
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kein Pluralmarker
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Zählwort meist 朵
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sehr häufig in moderner Sprache
🌟 COMPARISON — 云 vs similar words
| Meaning |
Pinyin |
Hanzi |
Note |
| cloud |
yún |
云 |
general |
| cloudy |
duōyún |
多云 |
weather |
| sky |
tiān |
天 |
sky |
| fog |
wù |
雾 |
fog |
| cloud (IT) |
yún |
云 |
metaphorical |
01｜Syllable Analysis — yún
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yún — IPA [y̌n] — Tone 2
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front rounded vowel (ü-like)
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rising tone
Tone pattern: rising
→ light, floating movement
02｜Mnemonics — 云
| Category |
EN |
DE |
| Meaning link |
floating cloud |
schwebende Wolke |
| Tone link |
rising → floating |
aufwärts |
| Visual |
cloud in sky |
Wolke am Himmel |
| Memory tip |
“cloud goes up” |
„Wolke steigt“ |
03｜Didactic Summary — 云
| Focus |
EN |
DE |
| Meaning |
cloud |
Wolke |
| Usage |
weather / metaphor |
Wetter / Metapher |
| Tone |
2nd |
2. Ton |
| Register |
neutral |
neutral |
| Frequency |
high |
hoch |
❌ Common Learner Notes
❌ 云 = 雨 ❌ (cloud ≠ rain)
❌ 一片云 ❌ (wrong classifier in most cases)
✅ 一朵云 ✔️
✅ 多云 ✔️
✅ 白云 ✔️
✅ Fazit #2701 — 云 (yún)
EN:
A high-frequency noun meaning cloud, essential for weather, description, and modern tech language.
DE:
Ein wichtiges Wort für Wolke, sehr häufig im Wetterbericht und in moderner Sprache.