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yùn

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yùn Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
yùn | yun4
English translation
to run; ship, transport; fortune, luck

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About yùn

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Number of strokes

12

Traditional form

yùn

Contains the radical

chuò

Part of speech

Non-morpheme / 非语素字 Fēi yǔsù zì

Learning hint

walk

Etymology of yùn

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

辶軍

Semantic compound

chuò

Phonetic compound

jūn

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. chuò represents the meaning and yún represents the sound. Simplified form of yùn .

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Words with yùn

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
运动 yùndòng to move運動
幸运 xìngyùn fortunate幸運
好运 hǎo yùn good luck好運
yùn to move yùn
命运 mìngyùn fate命運
运行 yùnxíng (fig.) to function運行
运气 yùnqi luck (good or bad)運氣
运用 yùnyòng to use運用
运输 yùnshū transport運輸
运动员 yùn dòng yuán athlete運動員
运作 yùn zuò to operate運作
运营 yùn yíng to be in operation運營
走运 zǒu yùn lucky走運
奥运 Aò yùn Olympic Games奧運
奥运会 Aò yùn huì Olympic Games奧運會
运转 yùn zhuǎn to work運轉
运送 yùn sòng to transport運送
亚运会 Yà yùn huì Asian Games亞運會
客运 kè yùn (Tw) intercity bus客運
春运 chūn yùn (increased) passenger transportation around Chinese New Year春運
运动会 yùn dòng huì sports competition運動會
货运 huò yùn cargo貨運
营运 yíng yùn running營運
运河 yùn hé canal運河
运动鞋 yùn dòng xié sports shoes運動鞋

yùn Decomposition & Compounds

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