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CHINESE CHARACTER

yùn

运

运

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use

Numbered pinyin
yun4
English meanings
transportation, wield, transport, revolve, utilize, use, dribble, bear, carry, utilization

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BUILDING BLOCKS

Structure & components

Enclosed from the lower left structure

Enclosed from the lower left arrangement: outside 辶; inside 云.

  • Outside

    辶
  • Inside

    云
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Meaning & sound clues

辶 is identified as the meaning component, associated with “walk”.

云 is identified as the sound component (yún). Its pronunciation may differ from the modern pronunciation of 运.

This breakdown describes the written shape. A component's meaning does not always explain the meaning of the whole character.

Decomposition reference

⿺辶云

Source: Make Me a Hanzi (LGPL-3.0-or-later)
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Homophones

Characters with the same pinyin, regardless of tone.

Example sentences

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  1. 01

    yùnqi运气hěn很hǎo好。

    Good luck.

  2. 02

    yùndong运动。

    Exercise.

  3. 03

    yùnxíng运行。

    Run.

  4. 04

    bān搬yùn运。

    Carry.

  5. 05

    yùnsòng运送。

    Transport.

  6. 06

    yùnshū运输。

    Ship.

Explore words connected to this character.

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  • 好运
  • 客运
  • 幸运
  • 海运
  • 航运
  • 货运
  • 运作
  • 运动
  • 运动会
  • 运动员
  • 运气
  • 运河
  • 运用
  • 运营
  • 运行
  • 运转
  • 运输
  • 运送