yūn
𫖳
big head
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
2 senses · 3 examplesadjective
having a large head; big-headed
archaicClassical/literary term describing the physical appearance of having a large head. Rarely used in modern spoken Chinese outside of specific literary or historical contexts.
Qí其
shǒu首
yūn頵
rán然
,
yì异
yú于
cháng常
rén人
。
His head was unusually large, different from ordinary people.
Yūn頵
yūn頵
dà大
tóu头
,
mào貌
shèn甚
qí奇
yì异
。
With a large, prominent head, his appearance was quite strange.
noun
used in personal names (historical)
nameUsed in historical Chinese personal names, notably Cao Yun (曹頵), a historical figure from the Qing Dynasty related to the Cao Xueqin family.
Cáo曹
Yūn頵
wéi为
Cáo曹
jiā家
hòu后
rén人
。
Cao Yun was a descendant of the Cao family.