运

yùn

to move

to transport; to use; to apply; fortune; luck; fate

movement (辶) + cloud sound (云) = fortune flowing along a path

The movement radical (辶) carries the core idea: things in motion — goods, people, fortune — all flowing along a path. 云 mainly provides the yùn sound; the semantic weight rests with the road beneath.

辶+云→运

云CloudPhonetic

辶WalkingSemantic

Words with 运

汽运

qì yùn

bus transport

蹇运

jiǎn yùn

misfortune; bad luck

运输量

yùn shū liàng

volume of freight

运转

yùn zhuǎn

to work

运送

yùn sòng

to transport

造山运动

zào shān yùn dòng

mountain building (geology)

运用

yùn yòng

to use

运交

yùn jiāo

to consign

运作

yùn zuò

to operate

运使

yùn shǐ

commissioner (old)

运价

yùn jià

fare

运出

yùn chū

shipment

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