云

Derived characters

 * ( from in Japanese)
 * (Simplified from in )
 * (Simplified from various components in )
 * (Simplified from various components in )

Related characters

 * ( of 云)

Glyph origin

 * a stylized picture of clouds. The derivative now refers to the original word.

The simplified form adopted by the People's Republic of China in the 1950s eliminates this later addition and uses 云 for both "to say" and "cloud".

Etymology 2
Perhaps cognate to.

Definitions

 * 1)  to say; to speak (used when quoting from a source)
 * 2) originated from
 * 3) originated from Zhou dynasty feudal state of
 * 4) originated from surname
 * 5) simplified from
 * 6)  to go on a pleasure trip; to roam around
 * 7)   the Middle Chinese initial of, equivalent to the 3rd  of the initial
 * 1)  to go on a pleasure trip; to roam around
 * 2)   the Middle Chinese initial of, equivalent to the 3rd  of the initial

Kanji

 * 1) say

Etymology
From.

Affix

 * 1) say