云梯

Traditional form:

雲梯

Pinyin (reading):

yúntī

Definitions:

• (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

Characters:

• 云 - cloud; to say, to speak
• 梯 - ladder, steps, stairs

Traditional characters:

• 雲 - cloud; to say, to speak
• 梯 - ladder, steps, stairs