역
yeok · TOPIK 1
station (train/subway)
🚉 역 = hanja 驛: horse 馬 radical, a relay post where riders swapped horses
驛 once meant a relay post where couriers changed horses; the same word now names train and subway stops. Sound hook: yeok is close to yuck, the reaction to a packed subway platform at rush hour. Seen in 서울역, Seoul Station.