In Classical Chinese, often implied formally informing superiors (e.g., reporting to a ruler or deity).

吿 (older form, used in Kangxi Dictionary and some traditional orthographies)

mouth, opening, orifice

 (구, mouth) — semantic component, representing speech or announcement


cow, ox

 (우, ox) — phonetic component, giving the sound
Original form 吿 (U+543F) more clearly shows this composition and is preserved in traditional forms used in Hong Kong and Japanese kyūjitai.

告知 (공지) — notification, announcement
告白 (고백) — confession, declaration
告訴 (고소) — accusation, lawsuit
忠告 (충고) — sincere advice, counsel
警告 (경고) — warning

Characters

Words

Vocabulary

official, functionary, clerk

to spit, to spew from the mouth

to face, to turn toward

ruler, lord, sovereign

not, to deny, to block

to contain, to hold in the mouth, to keep inside, to include

to inhale, to suck in, to drink, to absorb, to smoke (as in cigarettes)

I, me, first-person pronoun

to announce, to inform, to tell, to report, to accuse, to sue (in legal contexts)

all around, complete, thorough

taste

to scold, to reproach, to exhale, to blow air

to call, to cry out, to shout, to exhale, breathe out

life, fate, destiny

harmony, peace

to be sad, sorrowful, pitiable

goods, product, item, quality, grade, class

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告

Etymology

Usage in Korean

Words that derived from 告

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