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Pronunciation: yún
Meaning:
Traditional 云: to say/to speak
Traditional 雲: clouds
(Both meanings written 云 in simplified characters.)
Etymology:
Vapors (resembling 厶) rising 上 (resembling 二).
(associative compound).  Rain 雨 was eventually added to "clouds."

Found in:
Cheng Hao's 春日偶成
Han Yu's 左迁至蓝关示侄孙湘
Li ShangYin's 无题

Word of the day on: 07.21.08

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