Pinyin Syllable
Chinese characters pronounced yun
Learn common Chinese characters pronounced yun, including 运 yùn, 云 yún, 允 yǔn, 孕 yùn, 晕 yūn / yùn. Compare tones, meanings, traditional forms, words…
How to Pronounce This Syllable
yun is a whole syllable. The vowel is ü (rounded “ee”), closed with a light -n; the y just eases you in.
Initial y
Start the syllable on the initial y, then run straight into the final un — keep them joined instead of sounding out separate English letters.
Final un
Settle the final un into a steady mouth shape first, then lay the tone on top.
Study Tip
Start with the most common characters (运 yùn, 云 yún, 允 yǔn, 孕 yùn, 晕 yūn / yùn) and lock in their tones. 6 common characters share the sound yun, so lean on words to tell the rest apart.
Learn by Tone
yun turns up here with 4 different tones; a change of tone usually means a different character, so the groups below are split by tone.
1st tone
Taking the 1st tone here: 晕 (1 in total). Lock this tone in your ear before the meaning.
2nd tone
Taking the 2nd tone here: 云 (1 in total). Lock this tone in your ear before the meaning.
3rd tone
Taking the 3rd tone here: 允 (1 in total). Lock this tone in your ear before the meaning.
4th tone
Taking the 4th tone here: 运, 孕, 韵 (3 in total). Lock this tone in your ear before the meaning.
Common Words With This Sound
Seeing yun inside whole words makes it clear which character is meant — here are common ones.
Characters
6 common characters in this group.