• 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.

닦을
dakkeul
su
Kangxi radical:9, + 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)

Neighboring characters in the dictionary

References

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