Simplified form: 駅 (used in Japan and China).
Interestingly, this simplified form originated in Korea as an early shorthand, and was later adopted into Japanese Shinjitai and Chinese Simplified script.

horse

 (마, horse) – semantic component, indicating relation to horses and travel.
睪 (역, to peep, to watch) – phonetic component, giving the sound yeok.

Historically important in East Asia’s postal systems (역참제, 郵驛制度).
驛站 (역참) — relay station in ancient times
驛馬 (역마) — post horse, horse used for official travel
驛舍 (역사) — station building, relay post house
驛口 (역구) — station entrance

Characters

Words

Vocabulary

to gallop, to run swiftly, to hasten

to contradict, to refute, to mix

to stay, to halt, to be stationed

to ride (a horse), rider, cavalry

to disturb, to be noisy, to be troubled

to drive (a horse or vehicle), to expel, to chase away

test, examination, to verify, to inspect

to be startled, to be surprised, to be alarmed, to frighten, to scare

post station, relay station (for horses and officials in ancient times), station, stop, terminal

bone, skeleton, bare remains

bone, skeleton

bone marrow

body, shape, form

sideburns, beard

hair

beard, whiskers, moustache

soul, spirit, vital essence

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Chinese characters (Hanja)

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驛

Etymology

Usage in Korean

Additional notes

Words that derived from 驛

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