• to pull;
  • to draw;
  • to mourn;

Etymology

A phono-semantic compound composed of:

— semantic component meaning “vehicle; carriage”;

— phonetic component indicating the sound (만 / wǎn). The character originally referred to pulling a carriage or vehicle.
Semantic вevelopment: - to pull or draw (a vehicle); - to lead or guide; - to mourn or commemorate the dead.

Usage in Korean

만가 (輓歌) — elegy; funeral song

만사 (輓詞) — condolence message or funeral tribute

Additional notes

輓 originally referred to pulling vehicles, but its mourning-related meanings became prominent in literary usage.
Related characters: — to pull; to mourn (modern Chinese form)

— vehicle

— sorrow

— to mourn

끌다
kkeulda
man
Kangxi radical:159, + 7
Strokes:14
Unicode:U+8F13
Cangjie input:
  • 十十弓日山 (JJNAU)
Composition:
  • ⿰ 車 免

Neighboring characters in the dictionary

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