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Yun

Yun

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A common family or first name in China and Korea
  • proper noun
translation icon : Yun
  • Your Unification Operations Front origin shows, Mr. Yun.
  • Yun Zhang
  • Yun Chen
  • Yun Suknam

And that is Yun Tien Ming.

Examples

  • Hi, I am Chow Yun-Fat.

    Better Luck Tomorrow (2002)

  • Note that Yun and Nam do not question the validity of Chinese print materials.

    Academic text (2015)

  • I love Chow Yun Fat.

    Chasing Amy (1997)

  • Look here, Ms. Yun Na-hee!

    The inbreaker (1974)

  • To this challenge, Zhang Yun's reply was firm and clear.

    Academic text (2005)

  • According to our information, Yun’s residence should be around here somewhere.

    His and Hers (1997)

  • As an engineer in the petroleum industry, Yun Doreen Chin was one of the early explorers in Flow Assurance Engineering.

    Academic text (2011)

  • Na Young Lee's art essay addresses the work of Korean artist Yun Suknam.

    Academic text (2006)

  • Throughout the 1990s, Yun's art challenged the gendered order of Korean society by representing hierarchical spaces of heterogeneity.

    Academic text (2006)

  • Ling Yun is a talented musician known for his beautiful singing voice.

Surface Forms

Yun main

Etymology

Yun is a common family and given name in China and Korea. In Chinese a common character pronounced 'yun' means 'cloud', so a helpful way to remember Yun is to think of a 'cloud', while in Korea Yun is a long-used surname from old families, which explains why many people share the name.