植

Phono-semantic compound:

木 (tree, wood radical) – semantic, indicating plants, trees, vegetation.

直 (straight, upright, “to set up”) – phonetic element.

Together, the character conveys the idea of setting something upright in the ground - to plant, to establish.

In extended sense, also used metaphorically for “establishing” (institutions, principles, customs) beyond literal planting.

식물 (植物) – plant

이식 (移植) – transplantation

재식 (栽植) – to plant, cultivate

식수 (植樹) – planting trees

건국 이념 식립 (植立) – to establish national ideals