耘 (yún): to weed

Meanings

1 to weed
2 to till and weed a field

Characters

耘

yún

to weed

Examples

农民春耕夏耘，一年到头忙碌。

Nóngmín chūn gēng xià yún, yìniándàotóu mánglù.

The farmers plow in spring and weed in summer, busy all year round.

只有辛勤耕耘，才能收获丰收。

Zhǐyǒu xīnqín gēngyún, cáinéng shōuhuò fēngshōu.

Only with diligent effort can one reap a good harvest.

Tips

usage

耘 most often appears in 耕耘 (耕耘, literally 'to plow and weed'), frequently used figuratively for diligent, patient effort in any field of work or study.

Components

radical

耒 lěi

plow

耒 is the plow radical, a picture of the ancient hooked digging tool. It marks farming actions, here the tilling and weeding of fields.

phonetic

云 yún

cloud; phonetic

云 supplies the sound yún directly, with no tone shift. It contributes pronunciation only.

Stroke Order

耘 yún

Related Words

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to plow and weed / to till the land / (figurative) to work diligently; to cultivate

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field work / field duty / work done outside the office

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wild; uncultivated / unruly; rough; uncivilized / field; open country (literary)

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line of sight / gaze / field of vision

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sports field / stadium; court

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industry; trade / profession; field

田 tián HSK 6 #4,078

field; farmland; paddy / a common Chinese surname

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field / domain / area / realm

上场 shàngchǎng HSK 7-9 #3,319

to enter the field / to go on stage / to appear (in a game or performance)

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school; college (bound form) / field officer (military, bound form)