懂中文 Dong Chinese

曇

tán

become cloudy

Depicts the sun (日) behind a cloud (雲).

Components
日 meaning component

日  Meaning component

rì

  

sun

雲 meaning component

雲  Meaning component

yún

  

clouds

Evolution

曇 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
曇 Seal script Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

Seal script

Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
曇 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

昙 (曇) 

tán

become cloudy, overcast; dark clouds

Most common words with 曇
Freq.
Word
Meaning

昙花一现

short-lived

昙

dark clouds

昙花

Dutchman's pipe cactus, aka Queen of the Night cactus (Epiphyllum oxypetalum)