Difference between steering wheel and driving in Korean

핸들·운전

steering wheel

핸들steering wheel

핸들 means the steering wheel in a car. It is the round part the driver holds to control the car's direction. You will often hear this word when people talk about driving, turning, or parking.

How to say steering wheel
driving

운전driving

Driving (운전) means using a car or another vehicle to go somewhere. People use this word when they talk about driving to work, learning to drive, or driving carefully on the road. You will often see it in everyday sentences about travel and transportation.

How to say driving

The difference

운전 means the action of driving a car. It is something you do, not a car part.