十
부수: 十
획수: 2획
十 has the meanings ten and complete.
十 = 十
X = phonetic borrowing
• 十 depicts a needle and obtained the meaning of ‘ten’ through a sound loan.
The use of 十 in 針(침|바늘|needle) is an example of 十 representing a needle.
The horizontal line in 十 developed from a protrusion in the vertical stroke.
Evolution:
十 = needle ➔ borrowed use ➔ ten ➔ complete
Mnemonic
十 looks like the letter ‘t’. Pretend this ‘t’ stands for ‘ten’.
Vocab
| 十 | 십 | ten |
| 十月 | 시월 | October |
| 十角形 | 십각형 | decagon |
| 十字 | 십자 | cross |
| 十字繡 | 십자수 | cross-stitch |
| 十代 | 십대 | teens |
| 十倍 | 십배 | tenfold |
| 數十 | 수십 | ‘tens of something’; “dozens” |
| 十長生 | 십장생 | Ten Symbols of Longevity |
| 十分 | 십분 | fully; thoroughly |
| 十常 | 십상 | suitable; perfect match |
Additional notes
十 can have the meaning ‘complete’ or ‘perfect’, but this is very rare in Korean.
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Affiliate links help support uK.
— Daum 사전, [s.v. 十].
— Grant, B.K. (1982). A Guide To Korean Characters: Reading and Writing Hangul and Hanja, [s.v. 14]. Seoul: Hollym.
— Outlier Dictionary of Chinese Characters, [s.v. 十].
— 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. 35]. Singapore: Tuttle Publishing.