• to die, perish;
  • to fall, collapse;

Etymology

Phono-semantic compound:

歹 (뼈 앙상할 알, “death, remains”) — semantic, associated with death and decay.

員 (인원 원, “member, person”) — phonetic, providing the sound yǔn.

Thus, the character originally denoted “a person meeting death.”

Usage in Korean

殞命 (운명) — to die, meet one’s end

殞落 (운락) — to fall and perish, often used for stars or people of high status

殞身 (운신) — to sacrifice one’s life

殞星 (운성) — a falling star, meteor

Words that derived from

죽을
jug-eul
un
Kangxi radical:78, + 10
Strokes:14
Unicode:U+6B9E
Cangjie input:
  • 一弓口月金 (MNRBC)
Composition:
  • ⿰ 歹 員

Neighboring characters in the dictionary

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