yùn to move; to transport; to use

Made up of [ chuò walking radical 162, yún cloud; say ]
Alternative traditional form of character:
Made with 7 strokes.
Combination of 'walking' and the phonetic element 'cloud' also pronounced as 'yun'

Related characters


Also uses chuò component: biān (side) dào (road) féng (to meet by chance) guò (past) hái (still) jìn (to advance) jìn (near) lián (to link) liáo (distant) (to bewilder) (riddle) tōng (open) yíng (welcome) (to meet) yuǎn (far) zhè (this)
Also uses yún component: dòng (to use) huì (can)

Different tone

yún (cloud)

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Pronunciation

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Cities

运城 Yuncheng, Shanxi

Proverbs

运斤成风 yùn jīn chéng fēng A very skilled person. The story is that Jiang Shi was so skilled that he knock a spot of paint off the end of someone's nose. he could only hear the ax move like a gust of wind
运筹帷幄 yùn chóu wéi wò Careful planning for the future - not just a victim of events. An analogy to commanders devising their plans in a tent on the eve of battle.