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
Words that derived from 修
Alternative forms
俢 (U+4FE2), where the central vertical stroke is omitted.
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)