• goods, product, item;
  • quality, grade, class;

Etymology

Ideogrammic compound:

Composed of three 口 (mouths), arranged together.

Symbolizes “many voices/mouths,” later extended to mean “varieties,” “items,” or “things.”

Suggests the idea of tasting, trying, or evaluating through multiple mouths.

Usage in Korean

產品 (제품) — product

品質 (품질) — quality

上品 (상품) — top grade, superior goods

品味 (품위) — taste, elegance

品嚐 (품상) — to taste, to sample

Additional notes

In Korean and Japanese, often denotes “products” or “quality” (물품, 품질 / 品物, 品質).

In Classical usage, could also mean “rank, grade, category” (e.g., official ranks, moral qualities).

물건
mulgeon
pum
Kangxi radical:30, + 6
Strokes:9
Unicode:U+54C1
Cangjie input:
  • 口口口 (RRR)
Composition:
  • ⿱ 口 吅

Neighboring characters in the dictionary

References

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