値

Phono-semantic compound:

人 (亻, person radical) - semantic, relates to human dealings, worth, exchange.

直 (straight, upright, just) - phonetic, provides sound and connotation of “direct, proper, fair.”

Together, 値 conveys the sense of the value of something in direct exchange or the occasion of encountering something directly.

Semantic range:

- value, worth, price (값, 價値);

- to be worth, to deserve (가치가 있다);

- to meet, to encounter (만나다, 맞닥뜨리다);

- to undergo, to be subject to (당하다).

價値 (가치) — value, worth

値段 (가격) — price

值, primarily used in Japanese