• to carry, to move;
  • fortune, luck;

Etymology

It is a phono-semantic compound, consisting of:

辵 (chwak/착, “to walk slowly, to go”) as the semantic element;

軍 (gun, ‘army’) as the phonetic element.

Usage in Korean

Originally it meant “to transport, to move,” but from this sense it extended to meanings like “fate, fortune, destiny,” as in 운수 (運數) and 운명 (運命).

Common compounds:

운명 (運命) – fate, destiny;

운수 (運數) – fortune, luck;

운반 (運搬) – transportation, carrying;

운송 (運送) – shipping, transport;

운영 (運營) – management, operation;

운행 (運行) – service, operation (of a vehicle, train, bus).

Additional notes

This character also appears on the “Beginning” Arcana card in the game Vampire Survivors.

옮길
omgil
un
Kangxi radical:162, + 9
Strokes:13
Unicode:U+904B
Cangjie input:
  • 卜月十十 (YBJJ)
Composition:
  • ⿺ 辶 軍

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