修
- to repair, to revise, to cultivate;
- to build, to refine;
Etymology
Phono-semantic compound (sometimes interpreted as associative compound):
攸 (바 유, “distant, related to”) — provides sound.
彡 (터럭 삼, “hair, ornament”) — denotes trimming, grooming, refining.
Originally meant to trim or cultivate (like grooming hair), later extended to to cultivate, repair, study, decorate.
Usage in Korean
修理 (수리) — repair, mend
修正 (수정) — correction, revision
修養 (수양) — self-cultivation
修建 (수건) — to construct, build
修飾 (수식) — adornment, embellishment
Alternative forms
俢 (U+4FE2), where the central vertical stroke is omitted.
Words that derived from 修
- 보수(補修)–repair
- 수도(修道)–ascetic practice
- 수도원(修道院)–abbey
- 수도자(修道者)–ascetic; monk; nun
- 수리(修理)–repair; fixing
- 수선(修繕)–mending; repair
- 수선하다(修繕하다)–mend; repair
- 수습(修習)–probation; training
- 수양(修養)–development; cultivation
- 수행(修行)–asceticism; Buddhist asceticism
- 수호(修好)–amity
- 연수(硏修)–training
- 이수(履修)–completion
- 필수(必修)–requirement; must
修
닦을
수
dakkeul
su
Kangxi radical:9, 人 + 7
Strokes:9
Unicode:U+4FEE
Cangjie input:
- 人中人竹 (OLOH)
Composition:
- ⿲ 亻 丨 ⿱ 夂 彡 (G)
- ⿲ 亻 丨 㣊 (H T J K V)