曆
- calendar;
- almanac;
- chronology;
Etymology
Phono-semantic compound:
日 (날 일, “sun, day”) - denotes relation to time/dates.
厤 (다스릴 력) - provides sound.
Thus conveys “to order/arrange days - calendar”.
Usage in Korean
Used in compounds like 책력(冊曆) “almanac” or 달력(-曆) “calendar”.
曆法 (역법) — calendar system
陽曆 (양력) — solar calendar
陰曆 (음력) — lunar calendar
歷史 / 曆史 (역사) — history (though modern usage almost always writes 歷史)
曆日 (역일) — calendar date
Words that derived from 曆
Additional notes
In modern Chinese: 曆 = simplified form 历, still used in words like 日历 (calendar).
Alternative forms
歷 (also used in “history”), with 曆 sometimes reserved for “calendar” specifically.
曆
책력
력/역
chaengnyeok
ryeok/yeok
Kangxi radical:72, 日 + 12
Strokes:16
Unicode:U+66C6
Cangjie input:
- 一竹木日 (MHDA)
- 一木日 (MDA)
Composition:
- ⿸ 厤 日