Ideogrammic compound:
小 (작을 소, small) — semantic component, indicating “smallness.”
隹 (새 추, bird) — semantic component, indicating “bird.”
Together: “small bird,” specifically the sparrow.

In modern usage, often symbolic of being small, common, or humble.
麻雀 (마작) — sparrow; also Mahjong game (lit. “sparrow”)
家雀 (가작) — house sparrow
雀斑 (작반) — freckles (lit. “sparrow spots”)
文雀 (문작) — literary sparrow; figurative usage

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Vocabulary

battle array, formation, camp, to set up troops

shade, shadow, yin principle

pottery, earthenware, ceramics, potter, ceramist

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

sun, sunlight, yang principle

group, crowd, company, squad, team

stone steps, stair, rank

to follow

sparrow, by extension, a small bird

male, hero, mighty

pure, refined, elegant, correct, standard, noble, graceful

to gather, collect, assemble, to concentrate, compile

mixed, miscellaneous, various, motley, disorderly

to leave, to part, to separate, to detach, to set apart

difficulty

cloud

zero, to fall, to rain

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雀

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