运 (yùn) is a Chinese character meaning “to move”. It is written from 辶 (walk; go — the "movement" radical (chuò)) and 云 (cloud), one enclosing the other, and takes 7 strokes.
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Structure
辶 + 云
Enclosing structure
Structure from: IDS 拆分 ⿺辶云，并以 hanzi-writer-data 笔画核验：笔画 0–3 为「云」（横、横、撇折、点，位于右上），笔画 4–6 为「辶」（点、横折折撇、平捺，包住左下）；简化字形中「云」yún 与整字 yùn 同音异调，按声符处理
Memory aid
A road (辶) carrying a cloud (云): clouds are always being moved along. 运 is moving and transporting things — and the fortune that moves with you.
This is a memory aid, not the historical origin.
Stroke order
7 strokes
In real words
- 运动yùn dòngsport; exercise; to exercise运 = yùn
- 好运hǎo yùngood luck; good fortune运 = yùn
- 幸运xìng yùnlucky; good fortune运 = yùn
- 托运tuō yùnto check (luggage); to consign goods for shipment运 = yùn
- 驮运tuó yùnto transport by pack animal运 = yùn
Go deeper
All readings
to move; to transport
to move; to carry; to transport; also: fortune, luck
把东西从一处送到另一处；也指人的遭遇、命运。 — studyhanzi 编写
Words with this reading
- 运动yùn dòngsport; exercise; to exercise运 = yùn
- 好运hǎo yùngood luck; good fortune运 = yùn
- 幸运xìng yùnlucky; good fortune运 = yùn
- 托运tuō yùnto check (luggage); to consign goods for shipment运 = yùn
- 驮运tuó yùnto transport by pack animal运 = yùn
Sound component
云 family tone diff
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Questions people ask about this character
What does 运 mean?
运 (yùn) means to move; to carry; to transport; also: fortune, luck.
How do you pronounce 运?
It is pronounced yùn.
What parts is 运 made of?
辶 (walk; go — the "movement" radical (chuò)) and 云 (cloud), one enclosing the other. The recorded source is: IDS 拆分 ⿺辶云，并以 hanzi-writer-data 笔画核验：笔画 0–3 为「云」（横、横、撇折、点，位于右上），笔画 4–6 为「辶」（点、横折折撇、平捺，包住左下）；简化字形中「云」yún 与整字 yùn 同音异调，按声符处理. Components are the building blocks of the shape; the radical used for dictionary lookup is a separate thing.
How many strokes does 运 have?
7. You can watch the stroke order on this page, or trace it yourself.
What is the radical of 运?
辶. The radical is how the character is filed in a dictionary — it is not the whole story of how the character is built.
What words use 运?
Common ones are 运动 and 好运. The reading of 运 is not the same in every word, so each word on this page shows which reading applies.