決
- to decide;
- to determine;
- to judge;
Etymology
It is a phono-semantic compound character composed of the semantic component 水 (water) and the phonetic component 夬 (meaning "quick" or "decisive").
Originally, since it has the water radical 水, it carried meanings related to "opening a waterway" or "a water path breaking through." Over time, its meaning extended metaphorically to "decide," "judge," or "carry out (an action)." Nowadays, it is used in the sense of making a decision or judgment rather than its original water-related meaning.
Usage in Korean
It is used in words related to determination and resolution, such as 결단(決斷) meaning "decision" or "resolution."
Words that derived from 決
- 결단코(決斷코)–by all means; determinedly; never; by no means
- 결심(決心)–decision; resolution; determination
- 결정(決定)–decision
- 결정되다(決定되다)–be decided
- 결코(決코)–never
- 대결(對決)–contest; confrontation
- 미결(未決)–pending; undecided; prisoner under trial
- 선결(先決)–predetermination; prior settlement
- 해결(解決)–solution; settlement
- 해결하다(解決하다)–solve; settle; resolve; fix
決
결단할
결
gyeoldanhal
gyeol
Kangxi radical:85, 水 + 4
Strokes:7
Unicode:U+6C7A
Cangjie input:
- 水木大 (EDK)
Composition:
- ⿰ 氵 夬
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