Frequently used metaphorically to mean an obstacle or barrier in both physical and abstract senses.
Related characters: 牆 (wall, fence), 壁障 (partition, barrier).

Phono-semantic compound:
土 (토, earth, soil) — semantic component, indicating something made of earth/stone
辟 (벽, to repel, to drive away) — phonetic component

壁畫 (벽화) — mural, wall painting
牆壁 (장벽) — wall, barrier
壁立 (벽립) — standing like a wall; steep and high
石壁 (석벽) — stone wall, cliff

Characters

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Vocabulary

fortress, castle, city

to hold, to possess, to take on (a responsibility)

foundation, base, groundwork

to repay, to recompense, to report, to announce, to inform, to notify

yard, place, open space

border, boundary, situation, condition, region, domain

grave, tomb

to fall, to collapse, to degenerate

wall, partition, barrier, cliff, steep slope

altar

fortress, rampart, camp

to collapse, fall apart, destroy, to be ruined, spoiled, or rotten

son-in-law

long life, longevity, lifespan

outside, surface, exterior

many, a lot of

dream

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壁

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