| 层积云 | céng jī yún | stratocumulus cloud |
| 层云 | céng yún | stratus (cloud) |
| 左云 | Zuǒ yún | Zuoyun county in Datong 大同, Shanxi |
| 左云县 | Zuǒ yún xiàn | Zuoyun county in Datong 大同, Shanxi |
| 平步青云 | píng bù qīng yún | to rapidly go up in the world; meteoric rise (of a career, social position etc) |
| 庆云 | Qìng yún | Qingyun county in Dezhou 德州, Shandong |
| 庆云县 | Qìng yún xiàn | Qingyun county in Dezhou 德州, Shandong |
| 卷积云 | juǎn jī yún | cirrocumulus (cloud) |
| 拨云见日 | bō yún jiàn rì | lit. to dispel the clouds and see the sun (idiom); fig. to restore justice |
| 故云 | gù yún | that's why it is called... |
| 旋涡星云 | xuán wō xīng yún | spiral nebula |
| 星云 | xīng yún | nebula |
| 星云表 | xīng yún biǎo | catalog of stars and nebulae |
| 暗星云 | àn xīng yún | dark nebula (visible as a shadow, absorbing light from behind); absorption nebula |
曾经沧海难为水，
除却巫山不是云 | céng jīng cāng hǎi nán wéi shuǐ ,
chú què Wū shān bù shì yún | there are no rivers to one who has crossed the ocean, and no clouds to one who has passed Mount Wu (idiom); one who has seen the world doesn't stop at small things |
| 朱云折槛 | Zhū Yún zhē kǎn | Mr Zhu Yun breaks the railing (idiom); to challenge and admonish boldly |
| 李云娜 | Lǐ Yún nà | Euna Lee (phonetic transcription), US woman journalist imprisoned as spy by North Korea in 2009; also written 李诚恩 |
| 核爆炸烟云 | hé bào zhà yān yún | nuclear cloud |
| 河外星云 | hé wài xīng yún | extragalactic nebula |
| 波状云 | bō zhuàng yún | undulatus |
| 浮云朝露 | fú yún zhāo lù | floating clouds, morning dew (idiom); fig. ephemeral nature of human existence |
| 弥漫星云 | mí màn xīng yún | diffuse nebula |
| 灌云 | Guàn yún | Guanyun county in Lianyungang 连云港, Jiangsu |
| 灌云县 | Guàn yún xiàn | Guanyun county in Lianyungang 连云港, Jiangsu |
| 火烧云 | huǒ shāo yún | nuée ardente; hot cloud of volcanic ash |
| 烘云托月 | hōng yún tuō yuè | lit. to shade in the clouds to offset the moon (idiom); fig. a foil; a contrasting character to a main hero |
| 烟消云散 | yān xiāo yún sàn | disappear; vanish like smoke in thin air |
| 炽热火山云 | chì rè huǒ shān yún | nuée ardente; hot cloud of volcanic ash |
| 猎户座大星云 | Liè hù zuò dà xīng yún | the Great Nebula in Orion M42 |
| 玫瑰星云 | méi guī xīng yún | Rosette nebula NGC 2237 |
| 疑云 | yí yún | a haze of doubts and suspicions |
| 发射星云 | fā shè xīng yún | radiant nebula |
| 白云母 | bái yún mǔ | muscovite; white mica |
| 白云 | bái yún | white cloud; Baiyun district of Guiyang city 贵阳市, Guizhou; Baiyun district of Guangzhou city 广州市, Guangdong |
| 白云区 | Bái yún qū | Baiyun district of Guiyang city 贵阳市, Guizhou; Baiyun district of Guangzhou city 广州市, Guangdong |
| 白云岩 | bái yún yán | dolomite (geology) |
| 白云机场 | Bái yún jī chǎng | Baiyun airport (Guangzhou) |
| 白云矿区 | Bái yún kuàng qū | Baiyukuang district of Baotou city 包头市, Inner Mongolia |
| 礁湖星云 | Jiāo hú xīng yún | Lagoon Nebula M8 |
| 祥云 | xiáng yún | magic cloud; Xiangyun county in Dali Bai autonomous prefecture 大理白族自治州, Yunnan |
| 祥云县 | Xiáng yún xiàn | Xiangyun county in Dali Bai autonomous prefecture 大理白族自治州, Yunnan |
| 筋斗云 | jīn dǒu yún | Sun Wukong's magical cloud |
紫云苗族布依族自
治县 | Zǐ yún Miáo zú Bù yī zú zì zhì xiàn | Ziyun Hmong and Buyei autonomous county in Anshun 安顺, Guizhou |
| 紫云 | Zǐ yún | Ziyun Hmong and Buyei autonomous county in Anshun 安顺, Guizhou |
| 绮云 | qǐ yún | beautiful clouds |
| 缙云 | Jìn yún | Jinyun county in Lishui 丽水, Zhejiang |
| 缙云县 | Jìn yún xiàn | Jinyun county in Lishui 丽水, Zhejiang |
| 翻手为云覆手变雨 | fān shǒu wéi yún fù shǒu biàn yǔ | lit. turning his hand palm up he gathers the clouds, turning his hand palm down he turns them to rain; very powerful and capable (idiom) |
| 翻云覆雨 | fān yún fù yǔ | to produce clouds and rain with a turn of the hand (idiom); fig. to shift one's ground; tricksy and inconstant |
| 老鹰星云 | Lǎo yīng xīng yún | Eagle or Star Queen Nebula M16 |
