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Chinese symbol for “running”

营运
yíng yùn
Traditional: 營運
running; operation (of airport, bus service, business etc)

The closest CC-CEDICT match for running is 营运 (yíng yùn), defined as: running; operation (of airport, bus service, business etc).

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Characters and stroke order

营 yíng
camp, barracks, army; to run, to manage
radical 140 ⾋ · 13 strokes
运 yùn
to run; ship, transport; fortune, luck
radical 162 ⾡ · 7 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “running”

WordPinyinMeaning
一连 (一連)yī liánin a row; in succession
续续 (續續)xù xùcontinuous; on and on

Related words

Other words that share a character with 营运.

WordPinyinMeaning
经营 (經營)jīng yíngto engage in (business etc); to run; to operate
运营 (運營)yùn yíngto be in operation; to do business
营业 (營業)yíng yèto do business; to trade
营销 (營銷)yíng xiāomarketing
营养 (營養)yíng yǎngnutrition; nourishment
运动 (運動)yùn dòngto move; to exercise
运用 (運用)yùn yòngto use; to put to use
运行 (運行)yùn xíng(of celestial bodies etc) to move along one's course; (fig.) to function; to be in operation

See also: Japanese symbol for “running”.

Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.

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