Pronunciation

Characters pronounced yun.

11 name characters share this pronunciation across tones. Pinyin alone does not identify a character; choose the Hanzi you want.

All 11 characters are listed below. Each links to its own page with meaning, structure, and names that use it.

孕 yùn be pregnant; pregnancy 蕴 yùn to collect, gather, store; profound 运 yùn luck, fortune; ship, transport 酝 yùn liquor, spirits, wine; ferment 韵 yùn rhyme; vowel 云 yún natural · calm cloud 匀 yún equal 耘 yún weed 晕 yūn natural halo in sky; fog; dizzy, faint 允 yǔn to grant, to allow, to consent 陨 yǔn fall, slip; let fall; die

Why several characters share one pinyin

Mandarin has many homophones. Tone narrows the sound, but different characters can still share the same syllable and tone. The Hanzi is the identity; the pinyin is only the sound.

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