冓
- to put together, to arrange, to construct;
Etymology
The original form and exact pictographic origin remain debated in scholarship; some analyses compare it to depictions of interlocking structures or arrangements.
Generally explained as a structural or framework form, “to weave/arrange together.”
Although categorized as a standalone character, it primarily serves as a phonetic component in many compound characters.
Usage in Korean
Essentially not used alone in modern East Asian languages but important as a phonetic base in other compound characters.
溝 (ditch, channel)
構 (to construct, framework)
購 (to purchase)
講 (to lecture, explain)
覯 (to meet, encounter)
媾 (to marry, form alliance)