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卷層雲

简卷层云 · 繁卷層雲

Mandarin · pinyin juǎn céng yún

cirrostratus (cloud)
also written 捲層雲 juǎn céng yún

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卷: juǎn · scroll; curl; make a comeback
層: Look up this written character
雲: yún · clouds; Yunnan province
层: céng · story, layer, floor, stratum
云: yún · say, speak; clouds

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3–2–2 · juan3 ceng2 yun2

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noun

(meteorology) cirrostratus

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