yun
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A Chinese word for cloud often used in names and art
- noun
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nube
- During the festival, various decorations in the shape of yun were displayed to celebrate traditional culture.
Examples
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The calligraphy featured the character for yun, symbolizing the beauty of the sky.
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What can I do for yuns?
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However, there are syllables that pattern but are not meaningful words, such as zun, lun, mun, and yun.
Academic text (2003) -
The artist used the word yun in her painting title to evoke the feeling of serenity associated with clouds.
Surface Forms
Etymology
Yun comes from the Mandarin word yún, which means 'cloud'. Artists and poets use yun to bring the image of a drifting cloud, so in names and art it suggests 'freedom' and change.
