• to leave, to bequeath, to lose;

Etymology

It is a phono-semantic compound, combining:

辵 (chwak/착, ‘to walk slowly, to go’) as the semantic element;

貴 (gwi, ‘precious, valuable’) as the phonetic element.

Usage in Korean

Most common in contexts of inheritance (유산, 유언) and cultural heritage (유물, 유적).

Common compounds:

유산 (遺産) – inheritance, legacy;

유물 (遺物) – relic, artifact;

유언 (遺言) – will, testament;

유적 (遺跡) – historical site, ruins;

유실 (遺失) – loss (of property).

남길
namgil
yu
Kangxi radical:162, + 12
Strokes:15
Unicode:U+907A
Cangjie input:
  • 卜中一金 (YLMC)
Composition:
  • ⿺ 辶 貴

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