How is 运 pronounced?

运 is pronounced “yùn” in pinyin.

What HSK level is 运?

运 belongs to HSK 5 in the HSK 3.0 vocabulary.

How do you write 运?

Follow the stroke-order animation above; 运 is written using standard stroke order. Practice it in the writing trainer.

HSK 5verb

运

Traditional: 運

yùn

运 (yùn) means “to move; to transport; to use; to apply; fortune; luck; fate”. It is an HSK 5 Chinese character (traditional 運) in the HSK 3.0 vocabulary.

Stroke order

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Example

工人把货物运到仓库。

Gōngrén bǎ huòwù yùn dào cāngkù.

Workers transported the goods to the warehouse.

Words containing 运

运动yùn dòngto move; to exercise; sports; exercise; motion; movement; campaign 命运mìng yùnfate; destiny 幸运xìng yùnfortunate; lucky; fortune; luck 运气yùn qiluck (good or bad)运输yùn shūto transport; to carry; transportation 运用yùn yòngto use; to put to use 托运tuō yùnto consign (goods); to check through (baggage)好运hǎo yùngood luck 运算yùn suànto perform calculations; (mathematical) operation 运行yùn xíngto move along one's course (of celestial bodies etc); (fig.) to function; to be in operation; (of a train service etc) to operate; to run; (of a computer) to run 运动员yùn dòng yuánathlete 运作yùn zuòto operate; operations; workings; activities (usu. of an organization); thread (computing)

More HSK 5 vocabulary

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Frequently asked questions

What does 运 mean?: 运 (yùn) means “to move; to transport; to use; to apply; fortune; luck; fate”. It is an HSK 5 word.
How is 运 pronounced?: 运 is pronounced “yùn” in pinyin.
What HSK level is 运?: 运 belongs to HSK 5 in the HSK 3.0 vocabulary.
How do you write 运?: Follow the stroke-order animation above; 运 is written using standard stroke order. Practice it in the writing trainer.

Updated: 2026-07-18