耘 yún to weed
How to remember 耘: 耒 plow + 云 cloud = to weed. Grandpa leans on his plow, watches a dark rain cloud coming and knows he has one hour left to weed the bean rows.
Component breakdown
耘 = 耒 plow + 云 cloud
- 耒 plow
- 云 cloud
Grandpa leans on his plow, watches a dark rain cloud coming and knows he has one hour left to weed the bean rows.
How it is used
- "To weed," now bound - it lives essentially only in 耕耘 (gēngyún), literally plowing-and-weeding, used almost always figuratively for patient hard work: 默默耕耘 (mòmò gēngyún) to toil quietly without recognition.
- Pairs with the harvest metaphor: 一分耕耘，一分收获 (yìfēn gēngyún, yìfēn shōuhuò) you reap what you sow.