- 卷层云 juǎncéngyún cirrostratusa type of high-altitude cloud that forms a thin, white, semi-transparent layer
- 高层云 gāocéngyún altostratusaltostratus; a type of high-level gray or bluish-gray cloud layer
- 雨层云 yǔcéngyún nimbostratusa thick, dark grey layer of cloud that covers the sky and produces steady rain or snow
- 积层云 jīcéngyún cumulostratuslow-altitude cloud layer with features of both cumulus and stratus clouds