耘 (yún): to weed

耘 (yún) is a Chinese character meaning “to weed.” Classified as HSK Level 7-9 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 耒 (semantic) and 云 (phonetic). It ranks #3097 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).

Etymologically derived, 耘 plow. Its radical form 耒 (plow) appears in many related characters such as 耗 (hào, to waste), 耕 (gēng, to plow).

Native pronunciation
HSK 7-9Radical: 耒 plow10 strokesFrequency #3097耒 semantic云 phonetic

Definitions

  1. to weed

Etymology & Origin

耘

pictophoneticplow

Decomposition: ⿰耒云 (layout: left-right)

Components:耒semantic云phonetic

Stroke Order

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Words & Compounds

Common Compounds

WordPinyinMeaning
耕耘gēng yúnplowing and weeding
一分耕耘，一分收获yī fēn gēng yún , yī fēn shōu huò(saying) you reap what you sow
辛勤耕耘xīn qín gēng yúnto make industrious and diligent efforts (idiom)
3
Total compounds
0
As first character
67
As last character
33
As middle character

耘 appears in 3 compound words: 0 as the first character, 67 as the last, and 33 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.

Strongest Collocations

Characters that most frequently co-occur with 耘 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.

耕gēng
0.6863,389 co-occurrences
默mò
0.453624 co-occurrences
励lì
0.449246 co-occurrences
仲zhòng
0.444426 co-occurrences
禾hé
0.39478 co-occurrences
勤qín
0.374183 co-occurrences
撒sā
0.366126 co-occurrences
陈chén
0.343216 co-occurrences
辛xīn
0.342156 co-occurrences
李lǐ
0.323402 co-occurrences

Example Sentences

AI-Generated

耘字由10笔画组成，结构很巧妙。

yún zì yóu bǐ huà zǔ chéng , jié gòu hěn qiǎo miào .

The character "耘" consists of 10 strokes and has a very ingenious structure.

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每日星座運勢/牡羊必須勤勞的耕耘 競爭獲得財富

měi rì xīng zuò 運 勢 mǔ yáng bì 須 qín 勞 de gēng yún 競 爭 獲 dé 財 fù

Daily horoscope/Aries must work diligently to compete for wealth

Character Family

耒 Radical Family — Characters sharing the plow radical

耕gēng耗hào

Related Characters

耗hào耕gēng

Frequently Asked Questions

What does 耘 (yún) mean in Chinese?
耘 (yún) primarily means "to weed." It is classified as HSK Level 7-9, making it an expert-level character. It ranks #3097 in character frequency.
What's the difference between 耘 and 坛?
耘 (yún) and 坛 (tán) are often confused. confusable. The key distinguishing feature: 耒 vs 土 (same 云 component).
How many strokes does 耘 have?
耘 is written with 10 strokes. The correct stroke order matters for recognition and handwriting speed — practice with the animated guide above to build proper technique.
What is the radical of 耘?
The radical associated with 耘 is 耒 (plow). This radical appears in many characters related to plow.
What are the components of 耘?
耘 is composed of: 耒 (semantic), 云 (phonetic). Its IDS decomposition is ⿰耒云 with a left-right layout. Understanding the components helps with both memorization and recognizing related characters.
What are common words containing 耘?
Common words with 耘 include: 耕耘 (gēng yún, "plowing and weeding"); 一分耕耘，一分收获 (yī fēn gēng yún , yī fēn shōu huò, "(saying) you reap what you sow"); 辛勤耕耘 (xīn qín gēng yún, "to make industrious and diligent efforts (idiom)"). There are over 3 compound words containing this character.
Is 耘 the same in simplified and traditional Chinese?
Yes, 耘 is written the same way in both simplified and traditional Chinese.

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Character data sourced from Unihan (Unicode Consortium), SUBTLEX-CH frequency corpus (Cai & Brysbaert, 2010), and Make Me a Hanzi (stroke data). Collocation strength measured via NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information). Verified by the HanziFeed linguistics team.

HSK classification follows the HSK 3.0 Standard (Center for Language Education and Cooperation, CLEC, 2022 revision). Idiom data from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Data last verified: March 2026.