品
- goods, product, item;
- quality, grade, class;
Etymology
Ideogrammic compound:
Composed of three 口 (mouths), arranged together.
Symbolizes “many voices/mouths,” later extended to mean “varieties,” “items,” or “things.”
Suggests the idea of tasting, trying, or evaluating through multiple mouths.
Usage in Korean
產品 (제품) — product
品質 (품질) — quality
上品 (상품) — top grade, superior goods
品味 (품위) — taste, elegance
品嚐 (품상) — to taste, to sample
Additional notes
In Korean and Japanese, often denotes “products” or “quality” (물품, 품질 / 品物, 品質).
In Classical usage, could also mean “rank, grade, category” (e.g., official ranks, moral qualities).
Words that derived from 品
- 가전제품(家電製品)–household appliances
- 골동품(骨董品)–antique; curio; relic; outdated
- 공예품(工藝品)–craftwork
- 기념품(紀念品)–souvenir
- 명품(名品)–masterpiece; designer goods; premium brand goods
- 미술품(美術品)–work of art; art work
- 반품(返品)–return
- 발명품(發明品)–invention
- 부품(部品)–part; component
- 생산품(生産品)–product
- 생활용품(生活用品)–daily necessities
- 성품(性品)–nature; character; personality
- 수입품(輸入品)–imports
- 식품(食品)–food
- 용품(用品)–goods; articles; items
- 유제품(乳製品)–dairy product
- 의약품(醫藥品)–pharmaceuticals; medical supplies; medicines
- 일품(一品)–superior article; being of high quality; being unequaled; being peerless; being unrivaled; being superb; being amazing
- 작품(作品)–product; production; piece of work
- 장식품(裝飾品)–decoration item
- 전시품(展示品)–exhibit
- 제품(製品)–product
- 주방 용품(廚房用品)–kitchenware
- 품목(品目)–list of items; item name
- 품사(品詞)–part of speech
- 품질(品質)–quality
- 화장품(化粧品)–cosmetics; makeup
品
물건
품
mulgeon
pum
Kangxi radical:30, 口 + 6
Strokes:9
Unicode:U+54C1
Cangjie input:
- 口口口 (RRR)
Composition:
- ⿱ 口 吅