How to write (yún) — Stroke Order, Radical & Practice

yún cloud; to say, to speak 4 strokes · Radical (two) · HSK 4 required writing character

Pronunciation & meaning

Pronounced yún.

Stroke Order & Practice

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1 2 3 4
云 — 4 strokes, numbered in writing order. 笔顺图(数字为下笔顺序)。

Decomposition

breaks down into 2 components arranged as Top + Bottom. Recognizing the components makes the character easier to remember and write.

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top two
bottom private

Radical

The radical of is — meaning two. Radicals are the indexing components used in Chinese dictionaries; they often hint at a character's broad meaning category.

Other HSK 4 characters that share this radical: .

How the character is built

is a pictograph — a stylized image of the thing it names. It originally depicted A cloud.

HSK 4 Words Containing 云

yún cloud
天上有很多白云。
Tiān shàng yǒu hěn duō bái yún.
There are many white clouds in the sky.

Seen in the Real Exams / 真题例句

appears in 9 questions across the 19 mock & official HSK 4 exams on this site. Real exam sentences using it:

他对小没什么印象。
From Mock Exam 11 →
他暑假想去南旅游。
From Mock Exam 15 →
南在中国的西南部,是著名的旅游目的地。
From Mock Exam 10 →

Tasks Featuring 云 / 相关任务

Words containing appear in these official HSK 4 task scenarios — study the character in context:

📚 谈论自然情况
Nature & Geography ·

FAQ

What does 云 mean in Chinese?

云 (yún) means cloud; to say, to speak. It is one of the 150 characters required for the HSK 4 writing section.

How many strokes does 云 have?

云 is written in 4 strokes. Use the practice tool above to see the correct stroke order and trace it yourself.

What is the radical of 云?

The radical of 云 is 二 (two). Other HSK 4 characters with the same radical include 互.

What is the pinyin for 云?

云 is pronounced yún.

What HSK 4 words use 云?

In our HSK 4 vocabulary, 云 appears in 1 word, including 云 (yún). See the full list above.

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