Chinese Character 云 Meanings and components.

Form

云

Meaning

云 meaning[3] in English

(Classical) To Say.

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Main Components

By analyzing its shape, the hanzi[2] character 云 can be seen as a composition of 2 main shapes where their meanings are two (二) , and old variant of … (厶)

Its radical[1] is: 二 (er4) which means: Two, 2, (Beijing Dialect) Stupid, .二er4two

In cangjie it is written with MMI

How to write 云

To write云yun2(classical) to … you should write a combination of 二er4two , 厶si1old variant … arranged in a 吕 shape:

二 + 厶 = 云

云 Stroke Order

The order of the strokes to write 云 should be followed in this specific way.

Components Tree

The composition tree, or the characters that form each component of 云, looks as follow:

云
Pinyin:yun2 Shape:吕
Meaning[3]: (Classical) To Say
二
Pinyin:er4
Meaning[3]: Two . 2 . (Beijing Dialect) Stupid
厶
Pinyin:si1
Meaning[3]: Old Variant Of 某[Mou3]

Notes

  • [1] A character's radical: 部bùsection 首shǒuheader Radical

  • [2] Hanzi stands for: 汉hànChinese 字zìCharacter

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