囗
- 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 圍 is used instead.
For the meaning “country” (나라 국), the character 國 is used.
Coincidentally, the radicals of both these characters are 囗.
囗
에워쌀
위
ewossal
wi
Kangxi radical:31
Strokes:3
Unicode:U+56D7
Cangjie input:
- 月一 (BM)
- 難難月一 (XXBM)
Composition:
- ⿱ 冂 一