學
부수: 子
획수: 16획
學 has the meanings to learn, school and knowledge.
學 = 𦥯 + 子
X = semantic/phonetic + semantic
• 𦥯 represents the meaning ‘doing calculations with the hands’ (explained below).
• 子 depicts a child and represents the meaning ‘to learn’.
Evolution:
學 = to learn ➔ school
學 = to learn ➔ knowledge
𦥯 = 爻 + 𦥑 + 冖
• 爻 depicts crisscrossed lines and is the original form of ‘five’ 五.
• 𦥑 depicts the left and right hands and represents ‘both hands’.
• 冖 is a distortion of 宀 which is a distortion of 六.
𦥯 is essentially ‘two hands’ 𦥑 doing calculations with ‘two fives’ 爻 and ‘a six’ 宀 (from 六).
Mnemonic
Some mnemonics take 宀 to be ‘roof’ and see 學 as a child 子 studying under a school roof 𦥯.
Alternatively, imagine a child 子 sitting on the floor doing mental calculations 𦥯. Above their head is a thinking cloud with the text 5+5+6=17 (爻+冖=17). The child cannot use their two hands 𦥑 because numbers only go up to ten.
Vocab
| 學者 | 학자 | scholar |
| 學問 | 학문 | learning |
| 學術 | 학술 | academic; scholarship |
| 學習 | 학습 | learning; study |
| 學會 | 학회 | academic society |
| 學界 | 학계 | academic circles |
| 修學 | 수학 | pursuit of knowledge |
| 學校 | 학교 | school |
| 學年 | 학년 | school grade |
| 學科 | 학과 | school subject |
| 學生 | 학생 | student; learner |
| 學園 | 학원 | private academy |
| 大學 | 대학 | university |
| 學期 | 학기 | educational term; semester |
| 學費 | 학비 | tuition; school expenses |
| 放學 | 방학 | school holidays |
| 入學 | 입학 | admission to a school; matriculation |
| 在學 | 재학 | enrolled at school |
| 學位 | 학위 | academic degree |
| 學點 | 학점 | mark; GPA |
| 學歷 | 학력 | level of education |
| 奬學金 | 장학금 | scholarship |
| 學父母 | 학부모 | parents of students |
| 學用品 | 학용품 | school supplies; stationary |
| 初等學校 | 초등학교 | primary school |
| 學說 | 학설 | theory |
| 科學 | 과학 | science |
| 文學 | 문학 | literature |
| 醫學 | 의학 | medicine |
| 神學 | 신학 | theology |
| 幾何學 | 기하학 | geometry |
| 地理學 | 지리학 | geography |
| 經濟學 | 경제학 | economics |
| 心理學 | 심리학 | psychology |
| 科學者 | 과학자 | scientist |
| 哲學者 | 철학자 | philosopher |
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Bibliography
Affiliate links help support uK.
— Daum 사전, [s.v. 學].
— Grant, B.K. (1982). A Guide To Korean Characters: Reading and Writing Hangul and Hanja, [s.v. 1564]. Seoul: Hollym.
— Outlier Dictionary of Chinese Characters, [s.v. 學, 子].
— 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. 11]. Singapore: Tuttle Publishing.