云 (yún) — cloud.
Real origin: Two layers of cloud, with one big puff curling underneath.
Measure words: 朵.
Example sentences with 云:
- 今天天上一片云也没有。 — Jīn tiān tiān shàng yí piàn yún yě méi yǒu. — There isn't a single cloud in the sky today.
- 那朵云像一只小狗。 — Nà duǒ yún xiàng yì zhī xiǎo gǒu. — That cloud looks like a little dog.
- 天上的云越来越黑，看来快要下雨了。 — Tiān shàng de yún yuè lái yuè hēi, kàn lái kuài yào xià yǔ le. — The clouds in the sky are getting darker; it looks like it's about to rain.
- 这朵云很白。 — Zhè duǒ yún hěn bái. — This cloud is very white.
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