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學

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학

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

to learn
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
school
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
knowledge
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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