hill

 (언덕 부) – semantic element, associated with mounds, hills, or land boundaries;


one of the Eight Trigrams 八卦

 (괘 이름 간) – phonetic element, provides the sound “한” (han).
The combination suggests “a boundary marked by terrain (hill, mound)” - extending to limit, restriction.

Commonly seen in words like:
限定 (한정) – limitation, restriction;
期限 (기한) – time limit, deadline;
制限 (제한) – regulation, control.

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an intercalary or leap month, to insert

interval, gap, between, time

pavilion, tower, government cabinet, inner room

palace gate, royal court, vacancy, absence, deficiency

to relate, to close, bar, lock

to defend, to prevent, to guard, to protect, to block

adhere to, append

to descend, to surrender

limit, boundary, restriction

house, courtyard, institution, official residence

battle array, formation, camp, to set up troops

to remove, to eliminate, to subtract, to divide, to get rid of

shade, shadow, yin principle

to arrange, to display, to set forth, to explain

pottery, earthenware, ceramics, potter, ceramist

land, dry land, continent, shore, ground, terrain

sun, sunlight, yang principle

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