Korean-English Dictionary

Chinese characters (Hanja)

And their use in Korean.

—one, the number 1, first

—seven, number 7, seventh

—three, number 3, third

—world; generation; lifetime

—to pierce through

—an ancient punctuation mark

—king; lord, master, sovereign

—diagonal stroke, slanting stroke

—thus; then; only; surprisingly

—The second of the ten heavenly stems (天干 (tiāngān))

—nine, number 9, ninth

—a backward hook

—affair, matter; work

—two, the number 2, second

—at, in, to, from, than

—five, number 5, fifth

—pig-year head; top of the character 亥

—human, person

—benevolence, kindness, humaneness

—to be between, to insert, mediate

—to substitute, to replace; era; generation

—item; matter; case

—to plan; to strive for, to stand on tiptoe; to hope/aspire

—low, to be low; lower than

—to make, to build, to create; composition

—to serve, to attend

—to rely on, to depend on; to lean on

—convenient, comfortable; excrement

—to tie, to be tied, to connect; to relate

—individual, single unit

—false, fake; temporary; to borrow

—companion, pair, partner; puppet, idol

—to prepare, to provide, to be equipped

—to transmit, to convey, to pass on

—debt, financial obligation

—price, value, worth

—a hundred million, 100.000.000, hundred-millionth

—a virtuous/good person

—first, beginning, origin; chief

—elder brother, senior male relative

—first, foremost; before, earlier

—light, radiance, brilliance

—child, infant

—to enter, to let in, to put in

—inside; inner; within

—whole, complete, entire

—two, a pair; both

—eight, the number 8, the eighth in order

—six, number 6, sixth

—city outskirts, suburbs

—to go forward, to advance slowly; gradually

—again, once more

—to put together, to arrange, to construct

—to cover, to conceal

—crown; cap; to crown; foremost

—ice, oil; to congeal/freeze

—to freeze; to be cold

—small table, low bench (안석)

—to open the mouth, to gape

—convex, protruding, raised

—concave, sunken, hollowed

—to go out, to come forth, to emerge

—sword, knife, sharp-edged tool

—to divide, to separate, to apportion

—to carve, to engrave; to publish

—beginning, first, initial

—to judge, to decide, to give a verdict; to divide, to separate

—to separate, to part, to distinguish, to differ

—to benefit, to profit, to be advantageous

—to restrain, to control, to regulate

—to stab, pierce, prick

—law, rule, regulation; standard, norm

—front; before, earlier; ahead; in the future

—secondary; auxiliary unicode: U+526F

—to cut, divide, separate, apportion

—to start, to begin; to wound; to originate; to create

—medicine, preparation, to dose

—power, force, strength

—merit, achievement, accomplishment, credit

—to help, to assist; to be beneficial, to be of use

—brave, courageous

—to move; to act

—to win, to prevail, to excel

—to work, to labor, to make effort

—power; force; influence; momentum

—to wrap, to embrace

—dagger; spoon

—to become, to transform

—north; to turn one’s back, to flee, to lose

—box, container, case

—to cover, to conceal

—to divide, to distinguish; boundary, district

—ten, the number 10, tenth

—thousand, 1000, one-thousandth

—south; southern

—broad, extensive; learned

—fortune-telling, divination

—to divine, to tell fortunes; to occupy

—military authorization seals; kneeling person

—cliff; habitable cave on a cliff, slope

—thick, deep, profound

—hill, plain; source, origin; fundamental, original

—pictograph created based on the shape of surrounding and confining an object to make it one's own.

—again, and, also

—branch, fork, divergence; to cross

—to reach, to extend to, to affect; to touch

—friend, companion; friendship

—to turn back, return; to oppose; to reverse

—to receive, to accept

—to betray, to rebel

—mouth; opening, orifice

—old; ancient

—sentence; phrase; passage; to bend

—to call, to summon, to invite

—each, every; each one individually

—to combine, to unite, to put together; to gather, to collect

—same, together; collective

—to face, to turn toward

—ruler, lord, sovereign

—not; to deny; to block

—I, me; first-person pronoun

—all around, complete, thorough

—life, fate, destiny

—harmony; peace

—to be sad, sorrowful, pitiable

—bright; wise; sagacious

—only, solely; to assent, to affirm

—to ask, to inquire, to question

—to open; to begin; to enlighten

—good, virtuous, kind

—to be glad, joyful, happy; to rejoice

—vessel, container, utensil; instrument, organ; talent

—to surround, enclosure; country; something that surrounds

—four, number 4, fourth

—reason, cause, basis

—firm, solid, stubborn

—circle; sphere; enclosure; pen, corral

—country, state; nation

—garden; enclosed yard; orchard

—to be, to exist; to be present

—earth; ground; land

—equal, even, or uniform; to balance, distribute evenly

—model, mold, pattern, template

—dust, dirt, fine particles

—fortress, castle; city

—to hold, to possess, to take on (a responsibility)

—foundation, base, groundwork

—yard, place, open space

—border, boundary; situation, condition; region, domain

—to fall, to collapse; to degenerate

—to collapse, fall apart, destroy; to be ruined, spoiled, or rotten

—scholar; gentleman; soldier

—to come after, to follow behind, to hesitate

—to walk slowly, slow steps

—evening, dusk; right foot

—outside; surface; exterior

—many, a lot of

—large, big, great

—large, great, big, excessive

—man; husband

—to lose, to miss, to make a mistake

—strange, unusual, uncanny; occult

—to make a bond, to contract; to carve

—female, woman; daughter

—good, favorable, pleasant; to like, to be fond of

—pregnancy, conception

—to envy, to be jealous

—younger sister, female sibling

—elder sister, older female sibling

—at first, for the first time, beginning, formerly

—surname, family name, clan name

—adultery, fornication, illicit sexual relations

—appearance, figure, grace, bearing

—to conceive, to be pregnant

—to marry, marriage, wedding

—married woman; lady; wife; daughter-in-law

—to hate, to resent, to be jealous of

—to dislike, to detest, to avoid, to shun

—son; child, baby; male; person; you (second-person pronoun); fruit, seed

—character; letter; name

—to exist, to be present; to remain

—filial piety

—grandchild, descendant, offspring

—who, which, what

—to study, to learn; learning, teaching

—house; roof; the universe, spatial expanse

—to guard, to defend, to protect; to keep, to observe

—peaceful, calm, secure; safe, at ease

—complete, whole, perfect; to finish, to bring to an end

—ancestral hall, lineage, clan

—government position, official, bureaucrat

—space, universe; infinite time

—to decide; to settle; to determine

—guest, visitor

—home; family; household

—appearance; to contain; to accept

—dense, close, secret, hidden

—cold, chilly

—reality; truth; fact

—to examine, to investigate, to scrutinize; careful, detailed

—to be generous, broad, lenient; wide, spacious

—joint; inch (a unit of measurement); small/little; degree of kinship

—to shoot; to emit; to hit

—solely, exclusively, only; to focus on one thing; to monopolize

—to honor, to respect, to revere; exalted, noble; wine vessel

—to face; to respond; counterpart

—to guide, to lead, to instruct, to direct

—small, little; smallness, small things

—lame; crippled; person with a leg disability

—corpse, dead body; a living person who represents the dead person during a rite

—tail, extremity; to copulate

—board (in games like Go or chess); bureau, office; division

—to bend, to yield, to submit; to decline, to weaken

—to unfold, spread out, extend, display

—left hand; to sprout

—mountain; grave

—great mountain; high peak

—riverbank, cliff, high place

—mountain peak, summit, ridge crest

—mountain pass, ridge, or summit

—a stream where water flows, river, brook

—river, stream

—to go around; to patrol; to make a circuit; to inspect

—master craftsman, master artisan; tool; to make, to build

—left side; to assist, support

—self, ego; body

—towel; cloth

—to wish, to hope; rare

—supreme ruler, emperor; deity; high priest

—teacher, master, guide; army, troops

—belt, band, zone; to carry, to bring along

—constant, always, regular; enduring, proper

—curtain, screen, tent

—shield; dry; to violate; to interfere

—flat, level, even, calm, balanced

—year; age; annual cycle

—good fortune, luck

—tiny, minute, young, or something like that

—how many, how much; a few; almost, nearly

—house built to depend on a cliff; wide

—order, sequence, preface; arrangement

—law, rule, standard, measure, degree

—courtyard, garden; household

—to be peaceful, healthy, without trouble; well-being

—to stride, going a long distance

—to extend, to prolong, to delay, to put off

—build; establish

—to turn, to revolve, to circle around; to detour

—to hold up with both hands

—a stake, a wooden post

—law, method, form, style; ceremony

—bow (for shooting arrows)

—younger brother; junior

—weak, feeble, frail

—strong, powerful, forceful

—strong, powerful, forceful; to compel, to coerce

—pig head/snout

—shape; form; figure

—shadow, silhouette, reflection

—to walk a little, to take small steps

—to employ, service, duty, military conscription

—behind, after, later, to follow

—group, followers, disciple, pedestrian

—to follow, to comply with, to obey

—to return, to restore, to recover; again, once more

—small, minute, little; hidden

—to summon, to requisition, to levy, to demand

—virtue, moral excellence, benevolence

—heart, mind; center, core

—certainly, surely, inevitably, without fail

—to endure, to bear, to suffer

—intention, will, aspiration

—loyalty, devotion, faithfullness

—to think, to remember, to reflect

—to think, to reflect, to long fo

—nature; character; gender

—to be afraid, to fear

—constant, unchanging, lasting; to extend, to pervade

—to pity, to feel compassion; to console, to comfort; to relieve,

—resentment, deep regret, rancor; to regret, to repent

—grace, favor, benevolence, kindness

—to breathe, to rest, to live

—to repent, to regret, to feel remorse

—to be sad, sorrowful, grieved

—feeling; emotion; sentiment

—kindness, benevolence, grace, favor

—evil, bad, wicked; to hate, to detest

—to think, to consider, to imagine, to long for

—intention, meaning, thought, idea, will

—love, affection; to cherish, to value

—to feel; to sense

—affection, kindness, benevolence; maternal love

—form, appearance, manner; condition, state; attitude, demeanor

—tragic, miserable, wretched; cruel, harsh; grievous, disastrous

—habit, custom; to be accustomed, to get used to; familiarity

—desire, craving, greed; to covet, to long for

—to long for, to yearn, to love passionately

—dagger-axe; spear (an ancient Chinese weapon similar to a halberd)

—to accomplish; to succeed; to become

—I, me; first-person pronoun

—halberd, lance, long spear

—battle, fight, war; to fight, to wage war; to tremble

—door, house number; house, home

—place, location; that which, what (nominalizer)

—to criticize, to comment; to strike, to slap; to approve, to endorse

—to receive, to bear, to undertake; to inherit, to continue, to succeed; to support, to carry

—skill, ability, technique; craft, art, workmanship

—to throw; to fling; to pitch

—to brush off, to shake off, to dust; to wave away, repel

—to expand, to open up, to broaden; to print, to make a rubbing; to engrave, to carve

—to pull out, to extract, to uproot; to remove, to withdraw; to surpass, to excel

—to seize, to detain, to arrest; to restrict, to restrain, to be bound by

—to bow, to pay respects, to worship; to salute, to pray, to visit

—to wipe, to clean, to wash away

—to hold, to grasp, to carry; to maintain, to sustain, to persist

—to point, to indicate; finger

—to raise, to provoke, to stir up; to lift, to poke; to incite

—to seize, to catch; to arrest; to capture

—to search, to look for; to probe, to explore

—to connect, to join; to come into contact; to receive; to engage

—to help, to assist, to aid

—to carry, to shoulder, to bear a burden; to undertake, to take responsibility

—to enlarge, to expand; to widen, to extend; to amplify

—to grasp, to hold; to govern, to administer; to absorb, to take in

—to support, to bear, to sustain; to calculate; to branch off

—to hit, strike

—to change, to correct, to reform, to revise, to amend

—to release, to let go, to set free; to place, to put; to emit, to radiate; to allow

—government, administration, politics; governing affairs; to govern

—to teach, to instruct, to educate

—to rescue, to save, to relieve; to help in distress

—to be defeated, to lose, to fail; to collapse, to decay, to spoil

—to teach, to instruct, to educate

—respect, reverence; to honor, to hold in esteem; solemn, careful

—number, to count, to enumerate

—script, writing, letter

—measuring vessel; horse

—new, fresh; to renew; novel, modern

—square; direction

—clan, tribe, people, kinship group

—none, not exist

—ten days; a ten-day period

—to rise, ascend, go up

—spring (season)

—time, moment, season

—to shine, to illuminate; day of the week

—empty, vast, open; bright, clear; a wide field or expanse

—to say, to speak

—writing; text; document; book

—most; the greatest; the highest degree

—to gather, to meet, to assemble

—to have; to exist; to be present

—clothes, clothing

—to look, to gaze; to hope, to expect; full moon

—morning; dynasty; court; day

—to promise, to expect, a set time; period

—tree; wood, wooden

—end, tip, last, final

—root, origin; basis; foundation; stem

—timber, wood, material; talent, ability

—village, countryside

—to stop, to prevent, to prohibit

—east, the eastern direction

—plank, board, panel

—to split, to divide, to separate; to analyze, to distinguish; to break apart

—single, piece, stem

—fruit; result, outcome; decisive, resolute

—branch, twig; offshoot; to divide, to branch out

—rack; stand; prop; frame; framework

—pillar, post, column; to support, to hold up

—root; foundation, basis; origin, cause; to take root

—form, standard, rule; style, pattern

—branch, twig; item

—forest, woods, grove; dense, thick

—to plant, to set up, to grow

—work, occupation, profession, task; business, enterprise; learning, studies; karma (in Buddhist context)

—to the utmost, to exhaust, extreme, ultimate, end, utmost point

—flower; glory, honor; prosperity, flourishing

—to join, to put together; to build, to construct

—roughly, generally, on the whole; outline, broad measure

—form, appearance, shape; manner, pattern

—tree; to plant, to set up, to establish

—loom, mechanism, device

—horizontal; across, sideways

—railing, balustrade; section/column

—weight, balance weight; authority, power, influence; rights

—yawn; deficiency

—second; next

—to desire, to want, to wish

—to sigh; to lament

—to beat, strike; Europe

—joyful, glad, delighted; to rejoice

—to stop, to cease, to halt

—correct; upright; proper

—age (counter); year (about age)

—to pass through, to go through, to experience

—to return, to go back, to come back

—bare bones, the bones remaining after the meat has been cut away; bad

—death; to die

—calamity, disaster, misfortune.

—to increase, to reproduce; to breed, to reproduce

—shu (an ancient Chinese weapon), a spear without a blade, a club

—section, step, stage, rank; stair, gradation.

—shell, husk; outer covering, casing

—palace hall, main pavilion, large official building

—do not, don't, do not do, do not eat

—every, each; always

—to compare; to be side by side; to cling; to conspire; to connect

—lineage; surname; clan

—people, populace, commoners, citizens

—energy; air; vital force

—breath, air, energy, vital force; spirit, vigor, atmosphere

—long, eternal, everlasting

—to seek, to request, to strive for; to beg, to ask

—to decide; to determine; to judge

—to govern, to rule; to cure, to treat (illness); to control, to regulate; to punish

—situation, condition; state of affairs; furthermore, let alone

—spring, fountain, source of water

—law, rule, method, principle

—wave, ripple, flow; undulation

—ocean, vast sea

—to wash, sprinkle, scatter water; purify

—to wash, cleanse, rinse

—vast, great, immense; flood, deluge

—to live, to be alive; lively, active; flowing, moving; fresh

—branch, stream; faction

—to flow, to circulate, to drift; to spread, to diffuse

—to disappear, to vanish; to reduce, to eliminate

—clean; pure; clear

—excessive, overindulgent; licentious, lustful; unrestrained, corrupt

—deep; profound

—clear, pure, clean, fresh

—to lessen; to reduce; to subtract

—origin, source, root; spring of water; cause, foundation

—standard, criterion, norm; to match, to be equal to; water level, plumb line

—full, filled; to fill, to satisfy; abundance, satisfaction

—to fish, to catch fish; to angle, to gather aquatic life

—to drift, to float; to wander, to move about; to wash, to rinse (as in laundry)

—to spread out, to extend; to perform, to act; to explain, to expound; to evolve, to develop

—Sino-, China

—pond, marsh, swamp; moist, damp, glistening; benefit, favor, grace

—wave, billow, surging water

—disaster, calamity, catastrophe; fire, conflagration

—fierce, intense, violent; strong, severe, vehement; ardent, passionate

—to not have, none, nothing

—so; thus; in that way

—to simmer, to decoct, to fry

—to be cooked, ripe, done; to ripen, mature; to be skilled, practiced, familiar

—to contend, struggle, quarrel; to compete, vie for; to argue, dispute

—to do, to act; to become, to turn into; for the sake of, on behalf of

—father; elder member of the family

—to interweave, to cross

—a piece of split wood

—thin/small piece; flake; fragment

—molar; cheek tooth, wisdom tooth

—thing, object, matter; “something, stuff” in general usage

—to pull, to lead

—to commit, violate; offender, criminal; to intrude, trespass, encroach

—form, shape, appearance; document, written form

—prison, jail; lawsuit, litigation, trial

—alone, solitary; by oneself, single, unique; lonely, isolated

—to offer, present, dedicate; to sacrifice, to devote

—deep; profound; dark; mysterious

—bead jade, bead; precious thing, beautiful thing, etc

—king, ruler, sovereign

—to divide, to distribute

—to appear, to show, to reveal; present, current, now

—ball, sphere, globe

—to manage, to govern, to regulate

—ring, circle, loop; necklace, bracelet; surrounding, encircling

—melon; gourd; squash

—to be born, to live; raw, uncooked

—to give birth; to produce, manufacture

—to use, to employ

—field, farm field

—to arise from; cause

—different; unusual

—a pair; the leg below the knee

—to lean on while sick

—disease, rapid

—illness, disease, sickness

—to heal; to recover from illness, to be cured

—to be reverse; to spread or raise the feet outward

—to shoot (an arrow), to emit, to send forth

—white, clean, clear; to explain, to report

—hundred, 100, one hundredth

—target; (possessive or attributive particle) -ive, -like, -ish, -ic, -ical, -y, kind of, sort of

—king; monarch; ruler

—an oath, to swear allegiance, covenant

—straight; upright, correct; honest

—each other, mutual; basis, foundation

—shield; to defend; to avoid, to hide

—to examine, to reflect; to omit, to economize

—true, genuine, real

—to supervise, to oversee, to direct, to command

—to blink the eyes, instant, moment

—spear, lance

—to know, to inform

—to hinder, obstruct, be an obstacle

—firm, solid, certain, sure, clear

—large flat rock, huge boulder, bedrock

—to show, to display, to demonstrate, to reveal, to indicate, to exhibit

—to gather, community, society

—to pray, to implore, to entreat

—to hide, to conceal, secret

—grandfather; ancestor

—to pray; to wish, to invoke blessings; to congratulate

—spirit, deity, divine being

—to make offerings to; to sacrifice to; to worship; feast

—to forbid, to prohibit, to ban

—blessing; good fortune; happiness

—ritual, ceremony; propriety, etiquette

—to pray; to implore, to offer supplication (esp. to the divine)

—animal footprint

—grain; cereal

—autumn; fall

—subject, section, department

—order, sequence, arrangement; official post

—limit, degree; extent; journey; process; about

—to report (to a superior), to submit, to inform

—seed, kind, type; to plant; to cultivate

—to pile up; to accumulate, to amass; quantity, sum

—to harvest, to reap, to gather

—to investigate, to research, to study; to examine thoroughly

—empty, void, vacant; sky, space

—to exhaust, to reach the end; to be destitute; to be impoverished

—to stand; to make erect; to establish

—end; extremity; clue; aspect; uprightness

—to compete, to vie, to contend

—smile, laugh

—group; class, rank, order; equal; etc., and so on

—to answer, to reply, response; solution

—individual, piece, item

—joint, node; section, festival; to economize, to be temperate

—pattern, law, norm, model, standard

—to build, to pile up

—refined, pure, essence

—thin silk; fine thread

—to tie, to bind, to promise, to arrange; approximately; to reduce (in fractions)

—to receive, to accept, to admit, to submit, to pay (tribute/tax), to enjoy

—originally, fundamental, basis; plain; white

—to finish, to end, to conclude

—to weave, to form, to organize; group, unit

—to tie, to bind, to conclude

—to lead, to command, to govern, to unify; system, lineage, connection

—to cut off, to sever, to end; absolutely

—to pass through, to undergo, warp thread (vertical thread in weaving); scripture, classic, principle

—cord, warp thread, binding; to maintain

—clue; beginning, origin; thread end; state of mind

—connection, fate, relationship (esp. karmic bond); cause, edge, margi

—weft thread; ordering, regulating; latitude (in geography); pattern, principle

—to practice, to train; to drill, to temper

—vertical, lengthwise, to let loose, to indulge, to allow at will; to stretch, to extend, to release

—all, to gather, to put together, to oversee, to sum up; to command, to supervise

—weaving, spinning, to make cloth; achievement, merit, accomplishment

—to weave; to knit; banner, flag (esp. military flag)

—to unravel, to investigate thoroughly, to set out in order, to follow in succession

—to continue, to maintain, to succeed, to inherit

—to connect, to link, to continue, to be joined

—level; grade; class/rank

—crime; fault; wrongdoing; sin

—to put, to place, to set down

—to spread, to arrange in order; to display; net

—beauty; beautiful

—righteousness, justice, meaning

—feather, wing

—to learn, to study, to practice; habit, custom

—to think, to consider, to reflect

—person; one who …

—to connect, to link

—handle of plow

—holy, saint, sacred

—sound, voice, music, song

—duty, office, post, occupation

—writing brush, paint brush

—limb, arm or leg

—to raise, to nurture, to bring up, to foster

—back (of the body), to turn one’s back, behind, to carry on the back; to recite, to memorize

—to be able, to be capable, to have the ability

—intestines; bowels

—membrane; thin film; layer

—food, meal, to eat; to offer food, to prepare food

—navel, belly button

—internal organs

—minister, subject, one who serves

—to face, to overlook, to appear, to be present, to preside over; temporary, provisional

—self, oneself

—to reach; to arrive

—platform; stand; terrace

—to pound, to crush, to stamp

—old, ancient; former, previous

—to be opposed to; to be contrary to; to deviate from; to be disordered; to go astray

—one of the Eight Trigrams 八卦

—good, virtuous, kind, fine

—suffering, pain

—flower, corolla (the petals of a flower); outstanding, excellent

—chrysanthemum

—flower, to blossom; to shine, splendid, magnificent

—ten thousand, 10.000, ten-thousandth

—to fall, to drop, to let fall

—to appear; to become manifest

—dark, dim, ignorant, foolish

—to multiply, to flourish, to grow thickly; (literary) luxuriant, lush

—dissipated, profligate; wander

—skill, craft, art; talent, cultivated ability

—to revive, to come back to life; resurrection, revival

—tiger; pattern of tiger fur

—to dwell, to reside, to deal with; place, location

—to capture, to take prisoner; captive, prisoner; barbarian

—to go, to walk, to perform; rank; lineage (항렬)

—art, skill, technique; method, way

—cross yoke (of an ox, in carriage, etc.)

—clothes, clothing; garment

—outside, surface, to show

—to wear, to cover oneself with, garment, quilt

—to cut cloth, to tailor; to decide, to judge, to govern

—to cover, something that covers an object

—important, essential, necessary

—to see, to view, to look; to behold, to pay respects

—rule, law, regulation; compass (drawing tool); to plan, to scheme

—to be close, intimate; relatives, parents; direct, personal

—to realize, to perceive; to awaken, to reveal

—to look, to observe, to behold, inspect

—to see; to observe; to view

—to untie, to loosen; to solve, to explain, to understand

—word, speech

—to teach, to instruct

—to appeal; to complain; to bring a lawsuit

—an imperial edict, decree

—words, lyrics, text

—to test, to try, to examine

—detailed, complete, thorough

—to swear, to vow, to pledge

—to give birth, to be born; false, untrue

—speech, words, language; to speak

—sincerity, wholeheartedness

—to warn, to admonish, to caution, to guard against

—to make a mistake, to be wrong, to be incorrect

—opinion, view; rumour

—to study; course, lesson

—affection, friendship, righteousness

—to harmonize, to adjust, to regulate; tune, melody

—to discuss, to state; to express an opinion

—all, various, every

—to be humble, modest

—to recite, to study, to explain, to lecture

—to thank, to express gratitude; to decline, to refuse

—to be mistaken, to mislead; falsehood

—to know, to recognize, to record; flag, banner

—to assist, to protect, to safeguard, to defend, to shelter

—to change, to transform; upheaval

—valley, gorge

—bean, soybean

—elephant; form, shape, image

—beforehand, in advance

—clam, shell, shellfish

—upright; chaste; virtuous

—wealth, property

—to reproach, to demand

—to lease; to rent

—wealth, capital, resources

—to be virtuous, to be wise, to be worthy

—red; to be red

—to leap over, to surpass, to go beyond

—to go over, to cross, to surpass, to overtake

—interest; delight

—to be distant, distance; spur on a bird’s leg, toenail/cockspur thorn

—footprint, trace; remains

—road, path, way

—to step on, to tread, to practice, to put into effect

—cart, vehicle, wagon; wheele

—wheel track, rut; path, orbit

—to turn, to roll, to shift

—spicy, hot; bitter hardship

—star shin, time shin; name of a star

—farming, agriculture

—to walk slowly, to go slowly

—to meet, to welcome; to receive (a person, guest, etc.)

—to be near, close, nearby

—to return, to give back, to come back

—to pursue, to chase; to seek

—to penetrate, to pierce, to pass through

—to pass through; to communicate, to be well connected; to match in mind or intention

—to create; to make

—to connect, to link together; to be adjacent, to be in succession

—to go around, to turn; week

—to advance; to go forward

—finally, at last; to advance, to accomplish/achieve; to escape; to recommend; to raise/nurture; to follow; to hesitate; road, path

—to carry, to move; fortune, luck

—widely, everywhere, pervasively; a round, a turn, a time

—road, path, way; method, doctrine, principle; to lead, to guide

—to be humble, modest; to yield

—distant, far away

—to follow, to comply with, to observe, to abide by

—to select, to choose, to pick out

—to leave, to bequeath, to lose

—to come back, to return, to revolve, to carry out

—edge, border

—town, district

—country, capital city; feudal lord’s fief

—wrong; evil; depraved; vicious; perverse

—division, section, department

—country home, village, countryside, township

—chicken, rooster

—medicine; doctor

—sauce or paste made of fermented beans, flour

—to distinguish; to separate; to discriminate

—to untie, to release

—village; hometown; neighbor

—metal; iron; gold; amount of money

—long; leader, chief, master, person in authority; adult; to grow

—gate, door; gateway, portal

—to open, to begin

—interval, gap, between; time

—to relate; to close, bar, lock

—adhere to, append

—to descend; to surrender

—limit; boundary; restriction

—shade, shadow; yin principle

—sun, sunlight; yang principle

—stone steps, stair, rank

—to reach; to extend to

—male, hero, mighty

—to leave, to separate

—zero; to fall, to rain

—lightning; electricity

—spirit, soul, deity

—blue, azure, green; young; calm, serene

—face; countenance; side; aspect

—leather; animal hide

—leather, tanned leather

—Korea, the Republic of Korea; Korean people; Han surname

—chive, garlic chives

—sound, noise

—sound, echo, to resound

—title, heading, subject

—to topple, to forehead

—group, kind, category, class; to resemble, to be similar

—to look back, to consider

—flying, to fly

—meal, food, rice; to eat

—to be hungry, to starve

—to raise, to nourish

—famine, food shortage; time of famine or crop failure

—fragrance; perfume; incense

—to disturb, to be noisy, to be troubled

—test, examination; to verify, to inspect

—body; shape; form

—high, tall; eminent

—to hang down; drooping of long hair

—to fight, to struggle

—to fight, to compete, to quarrel

—kind of ritual liquor

—ancient Chinese cooking vessel

—ghost, spirit

—cry of bird or animal; to cry, to sound

—crane (bird)

—falcon, gyrfalcon

—barley, wheat; oats

—hemp; jute; flax

—yellow; a surname

—to sew; embroider; stitch fabric or clothing with a needle

—narrow-mouthed toad (a kind of frog)

—ding, cauldron; tripod pot

—nose; nasal; rhino-

—orderly, aligned; even

—dragon, mireu; emperor

—tortoise, turtle; to crack, to split; place name

—yue (a Chinese flute)