In this lesson, you will learn five Hanja characters related to movement.
運 = 운 = transport, luck
(옮길 운)
運 is a Hanja character meaning to move, carry, or transport, and by extension fortune or fate. It appears in vocabulary related to physical movement, operation, and actions that set things in motion, as well as abstract ideas like luck and destiny. The shared idea behind these meanings is that something is being set into motion and guided along a course, whether it is an object, an activity, or one’s life path.
運
運動 exercise
運動場 exercise yard
不運 misfortune
運行 operation
運命 fate
運반 = carrying
運영 = managing
運전 = driving
행運 = good luck
轉 = 전 = turn
(구를 전)
轉 is a Hanja character meaning to turn, rotate, or change direction. It is used in vocabulary related to physical turning, movement, or shifting from one state or position to another. The character captures the idea of redirection or transition, where something changes its course, role, or orientation.
轉
轉賣 = reselling
轉向 = conversion
回轉 = a turn
右回轉 = a right turn
左回轉 = a left turn
運轉者 = driver
運轉士 = driver
自轉車 = bicycle
역轉 = reversal
勞 = 로/노 = manual labor
(일할 로/노)
勞 is a Hanja character meaning labor, work, or physical effort. It appears in vocabulary related to working, exerting strength, and the condition of being tired from effort.
勞
勞力 = effort
過勞 = overwork
勤勞 = work/labor
勤勞者 = worker/laborer
勞動者 = worker/laborer
피勞 = fatigue
能 = 능 = ability
(능할 능)
能 is a Hanja character meaning ability, capacity, or power to do something. It appears in vocabulary related to what can be done, how something functions, and whether an action is possible or impossible.
能
機能 = function
能動 = active
能力 = ability
可能 = possibility
本能 = instinct
不可能 = impossibility
可能性 = possibility
無能力 = without ability
乘 = 승 = ride
(탈 승)
乘 is a Hanja character meaning to ride or to be carried on something. It is used in vocabulary related to transportation and passengers, especially situations where a person boards or uses a vehicle.
乘
換乘 = transfer (on a bus/subway)
乘用車 car
乘객 = passenger