#chinese character
Character Story:
When you set up an 示 시/기 altar table with offerings on top, the spiritsorgods申 신 extend their reach to you.
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Vocabulary:
女神 여신 goddess
woman x god
鬼神 귀신 ghost; demon
ghost x spirit
神靈 신령 divine spirit
spirit x spirit
山神靈 산신령 mountain god
神父 신부 Catholic priest (in address or in reference)
god x father
神學 신학 theology
god x study
神話 신화 myth
god x story
神秘 신비* mystery
god x secret
神奇하다 신기하다 to be marvelous
god x mysterious
神通하다 신통하다 to be extraordinary
god x communicate
神童 신동 child prodigy
god x child
精神 정신 mind; (human) spirit
spirit x spirit
정신적 mental; psychological
정신을 차리다 to come to one’s senses
神經 신경 nerve
spirit x to pass through
신경쓰다 to mind (something); to worry (about something)
신경질 nervous temperament
*can be used with 하다 to make a verb form.
Character Story:
Spreading seeds in a 田 전 field will cause 丨 sprouts later in the year.
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Vocabulary:
理由 이유 cause; reason
reason x cause
由來 유래* origin
cause x come
經由 경유* passing through; via
pass (through) x cause
自由 자유 freedom
self x cause
*can be used with 하다 to make a verb form.
Character Story:
When someone does you a favor, it will 因 인 cause a feeling of indebtedness in your 心 심 heart.
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Vocabulary:
恩寵 은총 favor; grace
favor x favor
恩惠 은혜 favor; obligation
favor x favor
은혜를 알다 (모르다) to be grateful (ungrateful)
은혜를 갚다 to repay one’s obligations
謝恩 사은 grateful appreciation
thank x favor
恩人 은인 person to whom one is beholden
indebtedness x person
*can be used with 하다 to make a verb form.
Character Story:
If you 口 구 speak 大 대 big words, it can be the cause of a fight.
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Vocabulary:
原因 원인 cause, factor
origin x cause
要因 요인 primary cause
essential x cause
因하다 인하다 be caused by
cause x K to do
因緣 인연 predestined connection (relationship)
cause x affinity
*can be used with 하다 to make a verb form.
Character Story:
Giving 氵수 water to a prisoner 人 (인 person in a 口 enclosure) in a 皿 bowl shows a warmheart.
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Vocabulary:
溫泉 온천 hot spring
warm x spring
溫水 온수 warm water
warm x water
溫突 온돌 Korean under-floor heating system (radiant under floor heat)
warm x chimney
溫床 온상 hotbed; greenhouse
warm x table
溫室 온실 greenhouse
warm x room
氣溫 기온 temperature
air x warm
高溫 고온 high temperature
high x warm
低溫 저온 low temperature
low x warm
溫度 온도 degree (temperature)
warm x degree
온도계 thermometer
三寒四溫 삼한사온 weather pattern of 3 cold and four warm days
3 x cold x 4 x warm
體溫 체온 body temperature
body x warm
保溫 보온 heat insulation
protect x warm
보온병 thermos (bottle)
溫和하다 온화하다 be mild; be gentle
warm x harmony
溫順하다 온순하다 be docile
warm x gentle
*can be used with 하다 to make a verb form.
Character Story:
If trying to grow 木 목 a tree within a 口 구 box, the tree will suffer hardshipas it develops.
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Vocabulary:
疲困하다 피곤하다 be tired
tired x hardship
勞困하다 노곤하다 be languid
toil x hardship
食困症 식곤증 after-meal fatigue
eat x hardship x symptom
困難 곤란* difficulty; trouble
hardship x trouble
困境 곤경 predicament
hardship x circumstances
곤경에 처하다 be in a predicament
*can be used with 하다 to make a verb.
Character Story:
For me, this one is simple because it looks like boxes piled up in a stock room: itemsready to be unpacked for sale!
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Vocabulary:
物品 물품 goods
thing x item
金品 금품 money and goods
gold x item
商品 상품 merchandise
trade x item
食品 식품 groceries
food x product
藥品 약품 drugs; medical supplies
medicine x product
化粧品 화장품 cosmetics
make up x product
製品 제품 products (manufactured)
manufacture x item
新製品 신제품 new product
特製品 특제품 specially made goods
乳製品 유제품 dairy products
類似品 유사품 imitation (counterfeit) product
similar x item
特産品 특산품 special (local) product
special x produce x item
非賣品 비매품 articles not for sale
not x sale x item
品目 품목 list of articles
item x eye
廢品 폐품 waste article
abolish x item
品切 품절 out of stock
item x cut
品貴 품귀 shortage (of goods)
item x valuable
必需品 필수품 necessities
surely x essential x item
用品 용품 supplies
use x item
일용품 daily necessities
day x use x item
학용품 school supplies
study x use x item
가정용품 household goods
family x use x item
사무용품 office supplies
office x work x use x item
전기용품 electric appliances
electric x energy x use x item
貴重品 귀중품 valuables
precious x important x item
所持品 소지품 one’s belongings
private possession x item
賞品 상품
prize; trophy award x item
記念品 기념품 souvenir
commemoration x item
遺品 유품 relic; inheritance (object)
bequeath x item
部品 부품 parts
part x item
備品 비품 fixtures
prepare x quality
品質 품질 quality
item x quality
一品 일품 top quality
one x grade
品位 품위 dignity
grade x position
品行 품행 conduct; behavior
grade x act
*can be used with 하다 to make a verb form.
Character Story:
This character shows a smaller 口 inside another larger 口, almost as if it is receding back from the viewer, or returningto its original location.
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Vocabulary:
回轉 회전* rotation
return x turn
回轉椅子 회전의자 rotating chair
return x turn x chair
回答 회답* reply
return x reply
回復 회복* recovery; restoration
return x recover
挽回 만회* retrieval
recover x return
回想 회상* reminisce
return x reflect
回避 회피* evasion; shirking
return x avoid
回收 회수* withdrawal; retrieval
return x collect
回數 회수 the number of times; frequency
return x number
회수권 commuter ticker
return x number x ticket
回戰 (일)회전 (first) inning
(first) x return x fight
*can be used with 하다 to make a verb form.
