搬 emphasizes the act of physically carrying or moving objects. Often associated with manual movement or transportation of goods.

Related characters:


to carry, to move, fortune, luck

to move, shift, transfer, change, transplant

to send, to deliver, to dispatch

A phono-semantic compound consisting of:


hand

 (hand) — semantic component, indicates the act of handling or moving objects;


kind, type, manner, general, common

 — phonetic component providing the sound (반 / bān).

Semantic development:
- to lift or handle by hand;
- to carry objects;
- to move goods or belongings;
- to relocate things from one place to another.
The meaning consistently relates to physical transportation or relocation.

운반 (運搬) — transportation; carrying
이반 (移搬) — relocation; moving goods
These words are commonly used in logistics and transportation contexts.

Characters

Words

Vocabulary

to grasp, to hold firmly, to seize

to lift high, to raise, to post, to expose

to wave, to wield, to scatter, to command, to direct

to help, to assist, to aid

to tease, to mock, to jeer

to reduce, to lose, damage, harm

to shake, to sway, to rock

to search carefully or investigate closely

to move, to carry, to transport

to ride, to board (a vehicle), to put together

to lead, to take along, to carry

to squeeze, to press out, to extract

to strike, to beat, to whip, to lash

to pick, to pluck, to take with the hand

to rub, to stroke, to polish

to grasp, to hold firmly, sincere, earnest

to feel, to touch, to grope with the hand

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搬

Etymology

Usage in Korean

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Words that derived from 搬

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