逸

Ideogrammic compound:

辵 (착, “to walk, to move”) — semantic element, indicating movement.

兔 (토, “rabbit, hare”) — semantic + phonetic element, suggesting quickness and sound.

Together depict “a rabbit running swiftly on a path”, hence “to escape, to flee.” Later extended metaphorically to ease, leisure, freedom.

安逸 (안일) — ease, comfort, idleness

放逸 (방일) — self-indulgent, dissipated

逸事 (일사) — anecdote, extraordinary tale

逸品 (일품) — excellent or superior item

逸出 (일출) — to leak out, escape

Double semantic shift: originally “to escape quickly,” later broadened to mean “free, at ease, unrestrained.”

Often used in contrast with 勞 (로/노, “toil, labor”): 逸 = ease, 勞 = labor.

In classical texts, can also mean “to lose” (e.g., 逸失, “to miss, to lose track”).

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