時
부수: 日
획수: 10획
時 has the meanings season, time, hour and current.
時 = 日 + 寺
X = semantic + phonetic
• 日 depicts the sun and represents the meanings ‘the four seasons’, ‘day’ and ‘period of time’.
• 寺 is an abbreviation of 持 (meaning ‘to grasp’) and is used for its sound.
Since 寺 is an abbreviation, it has no relevance to temple (사|寺|절).
This character is difficult to analyse because scholars debate over the components and their interpretations.
Evolution:
時 = the four seasons ➔ time ➔ hour
時 = the four seasons ➔ time ➔ current
寺 = 士 + 寸
• 士 depicts an axe-like tool and has the meaning ‘foot soldier’ (soldiers are of low noble rank).
• 寸 depicts ‘a hand’ with a mark below the wrist where the pulse is taken. This represents actions done with the hand. From this comes the meaning ‘to grasp’.
Some scholars have suggested that 寺 contains 之 (to go) or 止 (stop) and that these refer to the movement of the sun — from which comes ‘time’.
Mnemonic
Imagine a monk wielding 寸 an axe 士 with the character 日 on a chopping block. His job is to split the day into sections and create a daily schedule for the temple 寺.
Vocabulary
| 時節 | 시절 | season |
| 時期 | 시기 | time; season; period |
| 時代 | 시대 | era; period |
| 時計 | 시계 | clock |
| 時點 | 시점 | point in time |
| 暫時 | 잠시 | for a moment |
| 同時 | 동시 | at the same time |
| 卽時 | 즉시 | instantly |
| 時空 | 시공 | space-time |
| 時勢 | 시세 | market price |
| 石器時代 | 석기 시대 | the stone Age |
| 時機 | 시기 | a chance; opportunity |
| 時間 | 시간 | time; an hour |
| 時速 | 시속 | speed per hour |
| 校時 | 교시 | class period (school) |
| 時事 | 시사 | current affairs |
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Bibliography
Affiliate links help support uK.
— Daum 사전, [s.v. 時].
— Grant, B.K. (1982). A Guide To Korean Characters: Reading and Writing Hangul and Hanja, [s.v. 777]. Seoul: Hollym.
— Outlier Dictionary of Chinese Characters, [s.v. 時, 日, 寺, 持, 士, 寸].
— Seely, C., Henshall, K.G., & Fan, J. (2016). The Complete Guide to Japanese Kanji: Remembering and Understanding the 2,136 Standard Japanese Characters, [s.v. 151]. Singapore: Tuttle Publishing.