Taxonomy of meanings for 運:　　

  • 運 yùn (OC: ɢuns MC: ɦiun) 王問切 去 廣韻：【逺也動也轉輸也國語云廣運百里東西爲廣南北爲運又姓出姓苑又漢複姓二氏史記云秦後以國爲姓有運奄氏後漢梁鴻改姓爲運期氏王問切十六 】
    • MOVE
        • generalised>USE
          • specific: what one has>DEPLOY
            • in circles>REVOLVE
              • nabprocessperiodic movement
              • vichangeto turn to somebody else for succour
              • viprocesscourse along on a revolving circular course (typically said of stars in the Heavens)
              • vtoNpassivebe turned (in a place)
              • vttoN1.+N2causativecause (something or somebody N1) to revolve (in a certain place N2); to roll (something N1) (somewhere N2)
              • vt prep Nmove and revolve in NCH
              • vi0there is periodic movement or changeCH
              • generalised>DEVELOP
                  • metaphorical: abstract>FATE
                      • good>LUCK
                        • nabgood fortune, luck
                • causative>DISPLACE
                  • vtoNshunt, move along over long distances; see also TRANSPORT
                  • long geographic distance>TRANSPORT
                    • viprocessto move regularly (as sun and moon)
                    • vtoNto transport; to carry
                    • object money>PAY
                      • exocentric: means>CANAL
                  • CITIES

                    Additional information about 運

                    說文解字: 【運】，迻徙也。从辵、軍聲。 【王問切】

                      Criteria
                    • REVOLVE

                      1. The current general word for revolving, both externally induced and proceeding spontaneously or naturally, is zhuǎn 轉.

                      2. Xuán 旋 typically refers to things revolving because they are turned by someone or something.

                      3. Yùn 運 refers prototypically to heavenly bodies moving on revolving circular or near-circular trajectories.

                      4. Huí 回 refers prototypically to revolving focussing on the fact that what revolves returns intermittently to the same position.