• to weave;
  • to knit;
  • banner, flag (esp. military flag);

Etymology

It is a phono-semantic compound, composed of:

糸 (silk, thread) – semantic element, indicating weaving and textiles;

戠 (jik/shí, “clay, solid substance”) – phonetic element.

Usage in Korean

In modern Korean, 직 (織) is primarily used in contexts related to weaving, textiles, or organization:

조직 (組織) – organization, structure (lit. “assembled weaving”)

방직 (紡織) – spinning and weaving

직물 (織物) – woven cloth, textiles

편직 (編織) – knitting, weaving

직조 (織造) – weaving, fabrication

The secondary reading 치 (旗幟의 織) is rare in modern Korean but survives in classical/literary contexts relating to flags and banners.

Alternative forms

织 (U+7EC7) – simplified form (Mainland China).

𥿗 (U+25FD7) – Singapore simplified form.

𥿮 (U+25FEE), 𦁋 (U+2604B), 𦃎 (U+260CE) – rare historical/variant forms.

jjal
jik
Kangxi radical:120, + 12
Strokes:18
Unicode:U+7E54
Cangjie input:
  • 女火卜戈日 (VFYIA)
Composition:
  • ⿰ 糹 戠

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