• to surround, enclosure;
  • country;
  • something that surrounds;

Etymology

It is a pictograph representing the shape of something going around in a circle.

Usage in Korean

This character is not used independently outside of being a radical.

For the meaning “to enclose” (에워쌀 위), the character is used instead.

For the meaning “country” (나라 국), the character is used.

Coincidentally, the radicals of both these characters are 囗.

에워쌀
ewossal
wi
Kangxi radical:31
Strokes:3
Unicode:U+56D7
Cangjie input:
  • 月一 (BM)
  • 難難月一 (XXBM)
Composition:
  • ⿱ 冂 一
Writing order
囗 Writing order

Neighboring radicals in the dictionary

References

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