Usage of the character 云

(military) ladder used for scaling the walls of a fortified place (i.e. for escalading) in ancient times
firefighters' extension ladder
stone steps on a mountain

yúnduān

云端

[雲端]

high in the clouds
(computing) the cloud

yúnbào

云豹

[雲豹]

clouded leopard (Neofelis nebulosa)

yúnyīng

云英

[雲英]

muscovite, mica (used in TCM)

língyún

凌云

[凌雲]

(lit. and fig.) towering; lofty; high

yúnwù

云雾

[雲霧]

clouds and mist

báiyúnshí

白云石

[白雲石]

dolomite

Liányúnqū

连云区

[連雲區]

Lianyun district of Lianyungang city 連雲港市／连云港市 ( Liányúngǎngshì), Jiangsu

huǒshāoyún

火烧云

[火燒雲]

nuée ardente
hot cloud of volcanic ash

Liányúngǎng

连云港

[連雲港]

Lianyungang prefecture-level city in Jiangsu

Yún'ānxiàn

云安县

[雲安縣]

Yun'an county in Yunfu 雲浮／云浮 ( Yúnfú), Guangdong

Yúnlóngxiàn

云龙县

[雲龍縣]

Yunlong county in Dali Bai autonomous prefecture 大理白族自治州 ( Dàlǐ Báizúzìzhìzhōu), Yunnan

Zuǒyúnxiàn

左云县

[左雲縣]

Zuoyun county in Datong 大同 ( Dàtóng), Shanxi

juǎncéngyún

卷层云

[卷層雲]

cirrostratus (cloud)
also written 捲層雲／卷层云 (juǎncéngyún)

Yúnchéngqū

云城区

[云城區]

Yuncheng district of Yunfu city 雲浮市／云浮市 ( Yúnfúshì), Guangdong

gāojīyún

高积云

[高積雲]

altocumulus
high cumulus cloud

qǐyúnjì

起云剂

[起雲劑]

clouding agent
emulsifier

Liú Yúnshān

刘云山

[劉雲山]

Liu Yunshan (1947-), PRC politician, background in journalism in Inner Mongolia, head of the Central Propaganda Department 2002-2012

Yúnhéxiàn

云和县

[雲和縣]

Yunhe county in Lishui 麗水／丽水 ( Líshuǐ), Zhejiang

Yúnlínxiàn

云林县

[雲林縣]

Yunlin county in Taiwan

fēijīyún

飞机云

[飛機雲]

contrail

juǎnjīyún

卷积云

[捲積雲]

cirrocumulus (cloud)

fēixíngyún

飞行云

[飛行雲]

contrail

Yīng Xīngyún

鹰星云

[鷹星雲]

Eagle or Star Queen Nebula M16

Qìngyúnxiàn

庆云县

[慶雲縣]

Qingyun county in Dezhou 德州 ( Dézhōu), Shandong

Yúnnán Shěng

云南省

[雲南省]

Yunnan Province in southwest China, bordering on Vietnam, Laos and Myanmar, abbr. 滇 ( Diān) or 雲／云 ( Yún), capital Kunming 昆明 ( Kūnmíng)

báiyúnmǔ

白云母

[白雲母]

muscovite; white mica

Mìyúnxiàn

密云县

[密雲縣]

Miyun county in Beijing

xīngyúnbiǎo

星云表

[星雲表]

catalog of stars and nebulae

liàngxīngyún

亮星云

[亮星雲]

diffuse nebula

diànzǐyún

电子云

[電子雲]

electron cloud

zǐyúnyīng

紫云英

[紫雲英]

Chinese milk vetch (Astragalus sinicus)

Yúnyán Qū

云岩区

[雲岩區]

Yunyan District of Guiyang City 貴陽市／贵阳市 ( Guìyáng Shì), Guizhou

Yúnxīqū

云溪区

[雲溪區]

Yunxi district of Yueyang city 岳陽／岳阳 ( Yuèyáng), Hunan

Yúnyáng Xiàn

云阳县

[雲陽縣]

Yunyang, a county in Chongqing 重慶／重庆 ( Chongqíng)

juǎncéngyún

卷层云

[捲層雲]

cirrostratus (cloud)
also written 卷層雲／卷层云 (juǎncéngyún)

Xiángyúnxiàn

祥云县

[祥雲縣]

Xiangyun county in Dali Bai autonomous prefecture 大理白族自治州 ( Dàlǐ Báizúzìzhìzhōu), Yunnan

yúnxìguāng

云隙光

[雲隙光]

crepuscular rays
sunbeams

ànxīngyún

暗星云

[暗星雲]

(astronomy) dark nebula; absorption nebula

báiyúnyán

白云岩

[白雲岩]

dolomite (geology)

Lǐ Yúnnà

李云娜

[李雲娜]

Euna Lee (phonetic transcription), US woman journalist imprisoned as spy by North Korea in 2009
also written 李誠恩／李诚恩 ( Lǐ Chéng'ēn)

yúnpiàngāo

云片糕

[雲片糕]

a kind of cake

yúnjìsuàn

云计算

[雲計算]

cloud computing

Jìnyúnxiàn

缙云县

[縉雲縣]

Jinyun county in Lishui 麗水／丽水 ( Líshuǐ), Zhejiang

Liú Qīngyún

刘青云

[劉青雲]

Lau Ching-Wan (1964-), Hong Kong actor

yǔcéngyún

雨层云

[雨層雲]

nimbostratus
stratus rain cloud

Qīngyúnpǔ

青云谱

[青雲譜]

Qingyunpu district of Nanchang city 南昌市, Jiangxi

gāocéngyún

高层云

[高層雲]

altostratus
high stratus cloud

xiǎoyúnquè

小云雀

[小雲雀]

(bird species of China) oriental skylark (Alauda gulgula)

Jīn Zhèngyún

金正云

[金正雲]

erroneous form of Kim Jong-un 金正恩 ( Jīn Zhèng'ēn)

Yúnxiāoxiàn

云霄县

[雲霄縣]

Yunxiao county in Zhangzhou 漳州 ( Zhāngzhōu), Fujian

jīndǒuyún

筋斗云

[筋斗雲]

Sun Wukong's magical cloud

céngjīyún

层积云

[層積雲]

stratocumulus cloud

Chén Yúnlín

陈云林

[陳雲林]

Chen Yunlin (1941-), chairman of PRC Association for Relations Across the Taiwan Straits (ARATS) 海峽兩岸關係協會／海峡两岸关系协会 ( Hǎixiá Liǎng'àn Guānxi Xiéhuì) (2008-2013)

Guànyúnxiàn

灌云县

[灌雲縣]

Guanyun county in Lianyungang 連雲港／连云港 ( Liányúngǎng), Jiangsu

Língyúnxiàn

凌云县

[凌雲縣]

Lingyun county in Baise 百色 ( Bǎisè), Guangxi

mógūyún

蘑菇云

[蘑菇雲]

mushroom cloud

Yún Guì Chuān

云贵川

[雲貴川]

Yunnan, Guizhou and Sichuan

lòudǒuyún

漏斗云

[漏斗雲]

funnel cloud

jīyǔyún

积雨云

[積雨雲]

cumulonimbus (cloud)

bōzhuàngyún

波状云

[波狀雲]

undulatus

Yúnmèngxiàn

云梦县

[雲夢縣]

Yunmeng county in Xiaogan 孝感 ( Xiàogǎn), Hubei

Guān Yúncháng

关云长

[關云長]

courtesy name of 關羽／关羽 ( Guān Yǔ)

Mìyún Qū

密云区

[密雲區]

Miyun, a district of Beijing

Yúnfú Shì

云浮市

[雲浮市]

Yunfu prefecture-level city in Guangdong Province 廣東省／广东省 ( Guǎngdōng Shěng) in south China

Báiyún Qū

白云区

[白雲區]

Baiyun District of Guiyang City 貴陽市／贵阳市 ( Guìyáng Shì), Guizhou
Baiyun District of Guangzhou City 廣州市／广州市 ( Guǎngzhōu Shì), Guangdong

Yúnlóngqū

云龙区

[雲龍區]

Yunlong district of Xuzhou city 徐州市 ( Xúzhōushì), Jiangsu

Báiyún Jīchǎng

白云机场

[白雲機場]

Baiyun Airport (Guangzhou)

bōyúnjiànrì

拨云见日

[撥雲見日]

lit. to dispel the clouds and see the sun (idiom); fig. to restore justice

zhíshàngyúnxiāo

直上云霄

[直上雲霄]

to soar into the sky

Sānyè Xīngyún

三叶星云

[三葉星雲]

Trifid Nebula, M20

Zhīzhū Xīngyún

蜘蛛星云

[蜘蛛星雲]

Tarantula Nebula

yúnnízhībié

云泥之别

[雲泥之別]

(fig.) a world of difference

fēngliúyúnsàn

风流云散

[風流雲散]

lit. dispersed by wind and scattered like clouds (idiom); fig. scattered far and wide (of friends and relatives)

duòyúnwùzhōng

堕云雾中

[墮雲霧中]

lit. to become lost in a fog (idiom); fig. at a complete loss

yúnlǐwùlǐ

云里雾里

[雲裡霧裡]

amidst the clouds and mist
(fig.) mystified
puzzled

qīngyúnzhíshàng

青云直上

[青雲直上]

rising straight up in a clear sky (idiom); rapid promotion to a high post
meteoric career

guòyǎnyúnyān

过眼云烟

[過眼雲煙]

ephemeral (idiom)

Báiyúnkuàngqū

白云矿区

[白雲礦區]

Baiyukuang district of Baotou city 包頭市／包头市 ( Bāotóushì), Inner Mongolia

Mǎtíxīngyún

马蹄星云

[馬蹄星雲]

Omega or Horseshoe Nebula M17

rényúnyìyún

人云亦云

[人云亦云]

to say what everyone says (idiom)
to conform to what one perceives to be the majority view
to follow the herd

yānxiāoyúnsàn

烟消云散

[煙消雲散]

to vanish like smoke in thin air
to disappear

fǎnshèxīngyún

反射星云

[反射星雲]

reflection nebula

Xièzhuàng Xīngyún

蟹状星云

[蟹狀星雲]

Crab Nebula

yúnxiāowùsàn

云消雾散

[雲消霧散]

the clouds melt and the mists disperse (idiom)
to clear up
to vanish into thin air

yúnshíbānyā

云石斑鸭

[雲石斑鴨]

(bird species of China) marbled teal (Marmaronetta angustirostris)

fēngyúnrénwù

风云人物

[風雲人物]

the man (or woman) of the moment (idiom)
influential figure

yúnwùjìngjì

云雾径迹

[雲霧徑跡]

cloud track (trace of ionizing particle in cloud chamber)

Qīngyúnpǔqū

青云谱区

[青雲譜區]

Qingyunpu district of Nanchang city 南昌市, Jiangxi

Yúnnánliǔyīng

云南柳莺

[雲南柳鶯]

(bird species of China) Chinese leaf warbler (Phylloscopus yunnanensis)

fēngqǐyúnyǒng

风起云涌

[風起雲湧]

to surge like a gathering storm (idiom)
to grow by leaps and bounds

Mǎtóu Xīngyún

马头星云

[馬頭星雲]

Horsehead Nebula

yúnxiāofēichē

云霄飞车

[雲霄飛車]

roller coaster

chìzhàfēngyún

叱咤风云

[叱咤風雲]

lit. to rebuke Heaven and Earth (idiom); fig. shaking the whole world
all-powerful

yúnsànfēngliú

云散风流

[雲散風流]

lit. clouds scatter, wind flows (idiom); the crisis settles down
people disperse home
things return to normal

gāosǒngrùyún

高耸入云

[高聳入雲]

tall and erect, reaching through the clouds (idiom); used to describe tall mountain or skyscraper

Yúngāng Shíkū

云冈石窟

[雲岡石窟]

Yungang Caves at Datong 大同, Shanxi 山西

bùzhīsuǒyún

不知所云

[不知所云]

to not know what sb is driving at
to be unintelligible

yúnchuāngwùkǎn

云窗雾槛

[雲窗霧檻]

cloud around the window, mist on the threshold (idiom); tall building with the windows in the clouds

píngbùqīngyún

平步青云

[平步青雲]

to rapidly go up in the world
meteoric rise (of a career, social position etc)

tūnyúntǔwù

吞云吐雾

[吞雲吐霧]

to swallow clouds and blow out fog (idiom)
to blow cigarette or opium smoke

méiguīxīngyún

玫瑰星云

[玫瑰星雲]

Rosette nebula NGC 2237

wànlǐwúyún

万里无云

[萬里無雲]

cloudless

xíngyúnliúshuǐ

行云流水

[行雲流水]

lit. moving clouds and flowing water (idiom)
fig. very natural and flowing style of calligraphy, writing, etc
natural and unforced

Yīngzhuàng Xīngyún

鹰状星云

[鷹狀星雲]

Eagle or Star Queen Nebula M16

Jiāohú Xīngyún

礁湖星云

[礁湖星雲]

Lagoon Nebula, M8

jiǔxiāoyúnwài

九霄云外

[九霄雲外]

beyond the topmost clouds (idiom)
unimaginably far away

qíngshíduōyún

晴时多云

[晴時多雲]

mostly sunny; mostly clear (meteorology)

Lǎoyīng Xīngyún

老鹰星云

[老鷹星雲]

Eagle Nebula, aka Star Queen Nebula, M16

guòyǎnyānyún

过眼烟云

[過眼煙雲]

ephemeral (idiom)

fēngyúnbiànhuàn

风云变幻

[風雲變幻]

changeable situation (idiom)

pànruòyúnní

判若云泥

[判若雲泥]

as different as heaven and earth (idiom)
worlds apart

héwàixīngyún

河外星云

[河外星雲]

extragalactic nebula

mímànxīngyún

弥漫星云

[瀰漫星雲]

diffuse nebula

hōngyúntuōyuè

烘云托月

[烘雲托月]

lit. to shade in the clouds to offset the moon (idiom); fig. a foil
a contrasting character to a main hero

fúyúnzhāolù

浮云朝露

[浮雲朝露]

floating clouds, morning dew (idiom); fig. ephemeral nature of human existence

Yínhéxīngyún

银河星云

[銀河星雲]

a galactic nebula

gāoshǒurúyún

高手如云

[高手如雲]

(idiom) teeming with experts

xuánwōxīngyún

旋涡星云

[旋渦星雲]

spiral nebula

báiyúncānggǒu

白云苍狗

[白雲蒼狗]

lit. a white cloud transforms into what looks like a gray dog (idiom)
fig. the unpredictable changeability of the world

háoqìgānyún

豪气干云

[豪氣干雲]

lit. heroism reaching to the clouds (idiom)

fāshèxīngyún

发射星云

[發射星雲]

emission nebula

Liányúngǎngshì

连云港市

[連雲港市]

Lianyungang prefecture-level city in Jiangsu

yìbóyúntiān

义薄云天

[義薄雲天]

supremely honorable and righteous

gāochàngrùyún

高唱入云

[高唱入雲]

loud songs reaches the clouds (idiom); fig. to praise to the skies

Zhū Yúnzhēkǎn

朱云折槛

[朱雲折檻]

Mr Zhu Yun breaks the railing (idiom); to challenge and admonish boldly

Yún Guìgāoyuán

云贵高原

[雲貴高原]

Yunnan and Guizhou plateau in southwest China, covering east Yunnan, whole of Guizhou, west of Guangxi and southern margins of Sichuan, Hubei and Hunan

fānyúnfùyǔ

翻云覆雨

[翻雲覆雨]

to produce clouds with one turn of the hand and rain with another (idiom); fig. to shift one's ground
tricky and inconstant
to make love

chìrèhuǒshānyún

炽热火山云

[熾熱火山雲]

nuée ardente
hot cloud of volcanic ash

dàhànwàngyúnní

大旱望云霓

[大旱望雲霓]

lit. looking for rain clouds in times of drought (idiom)
fig. desperate for an escape from a difficult situation

dàhànzhīwàngyúnní

大旱之望云霓

[大旱之望雲霓]

see 大旱望雲霓／大旱望云霓 (dàhànwàngyúnní)

Lièhùzuòdàxīngyún

猎户座大星云

[獵戶座大星雲]

the Great Nebula in Orion M42

Xiānnüzuòdàxīngyún

仙女座大星云

[仙女座大星雲]

great nebula in Andromeda or Andromeda galaxy M31

Yúnnánbáibānwěiliǔyīng

云南白斑尾柳莺

[雲南白斑尾柳鶯]

(bird species of China) Davison's leaf warbler (Phylloscopus davisoni)

fānshǒuwéiyúnfùshǒubiànyǔ

翻手为云覆手变雨

[翻手為雲覆手變雨]

lit. turning his hand palm up he gathers the clouds, turning his hand palm down he turns them to rain
very powerful and capable (idiom)

Zǐyún Miáozú Bùyīzú Zìzhìxiàn

紫云苗族布依族自治县

[紫云苗族布依族自治縣]

Ziyun Hmong and Buyei autonomous county in Anshun 安順／安顺 ( Anshùn), Guizhou

tiānyǒubùcèfēngyún,rényǒudànxīhuòfú

天有不测风云，人有旦夕祸福

[天有不測風雲，人有旦夕禍福]

fortune as unpredictable as the weather, every day may bring fortune or calamity (idiom); sth unexpected may happen at any moment

céngjīngcānghǎinánwéishuǐ,chúquè Wū Shānbùshìyún

曾经沧海难为水，除却巫山不是云

[曾經滄海難為水，除卻巫山不是雲]

there are no rivers to one who has crossed the ocean, and no clouds to one who has passed Mount Wu (idiom)
one who has seen the world doesn't stop at small things