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