- 二(two horizontal lines (symbolizing sky))
- 厶(spiral shape; swirling cloud pattern)
Clouds curling in circles beneath the sky, the character 云 paints the shape of a cloud drifting upward.
(idiom) Zhu Yun breaks the railing (Zhu Yun was a Han Dynasty official who accused the emperor's tutor of corruption, and when sentenced to death, clung to the palace hall railing so fiercely while demanding justice that he broke it); (fig.) to speak the truth with unwavering courage; to admonish fearlessly
The story of Zhu Yun bending the railing is a historical tale.
also pr. [zhu1yun2-she2jian4]
(idiom) Zhu Yun breaks the railing (Zhu Yun was a Han Dynasty official who accused the emperor's tutor of corruption, and when sentenced to death, clung to the palace hall railing so fiercely while demanding justice that he broke it); (fig.) to speak the truth with unwavering courage; to admonish fearlessly
The story of Zhu Yun bending the railing is a historical tale.
also pr. [zhu1yun2-she2jian4]
Clouds curling in circles beneath the sky, the character 云 paints the shape of a cloud drifting upward.
Using your hand to grip an axe and chop off a tree branch is the meaning of the character 折.
Clouds curling in circles beneath the sky, the character 云 paints the shape of a cloud drifting upward.
Using your hand to grip an axe and chop off a tree branch is the meaning of the character 折.
(idiom) Zhu Yun breaks the railing (Zhu Yun was a Han Dynasty official who accused the emperor's tutor of corruption, and when sentenced to death, clung to the palace hall railing so fiercely while demanding justice that he broke it); (fig.) to speak the truth with unwavering courage; to admonish fearlessly
(idiom) Zhu Yun breaks the railing (Zhu Yun was a Han Dynasty official who accused the emperor's tutor of corruption, and when sentenced to death, clung to the palace hall railing so fiercely while demanding justice that he broke it); (fig.) to speak the truth with unwavering courage; to admonish fearlessly
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