普
부수: 日
획수: 12획
普 has the meanings common/general and universal.
普 = 並 + 日
X = phonetic + semantic
• 並 depicts two people standing side-by-side, but is used for its sound.
• 日 depicts the sun and represents the meanings ‘common’ and ‘ubiquitous’.
Evolution:
普 = common ➔ general ➔ universal
Mnemonic
The original form of 並 clearly depicts two people. Imagine them as holding hands and standing on the sun 日. Take this to be a symbol of spreading love/light throughout the universe 普.
Vocab
| 普通 | 보통 | ordinary; usual; general |
| 普通株 | 보통주 | common stocks/shares |
| 普及 | 보급 | diffusion; distribution; popularisation |
| 普遍 | 보편 | universal; ubiquitous |
| 普遍化 | 보편화 | becoming widespread |
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Bibliography
Affiliate links help support uK.
— Daum 사전, [s.v. 普].
— Grant, B.K. (1982). A Guide To Korean Characters: Reading and Writing Hangul and Hanja, [s.v. 1107]. Seoul: Hollym.
— Outlier Dictionary of Chinese Characters, [s.v. 普, 並, 日].
— 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. 1913]. Singapore: Tuttle Publishing.