In this lesson, you will learn five characters that are related to one’s body or one’s feelings.
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心 = 심 = Heart/Emotions
(Korean name: 마음 심)
Though this character literally means “heart,” it often is used in words to describe the center of something or one’s feelings.
Common Words using this Character:
心장 = heart (organ)
中心 = the center
핵心 = the main point/focus
心리 = mentality
호기心 = curiosity
의心 = suspicion
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身 = 신 = Body
(Korean name: 몸 신)
Common Words using this Character:
자身 = oneself
身분 = position/status
당身 = you
心身 = mind and body
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體 = 체 = Body
(Korean name: 몸 체)
Very complicated writing this character, but it comes up a lot in various words. While the strokes might look complicated, if you learn how to write it stroke-by-stroke, you will see that it actually isn’t that difficult.
Common Words using this Character:
體육 = physical education
體험 = experience
體력 = strength/stamina/physical ability
전體 = everything/all of
身體 = physical
생명體 = an organism
단體 = group/organization
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感 = 감 = Feeling/Emotion
(Korean name: 느낄 감)
Common Words using this Character:
感정 = emotion
感각 = sense/feeling
感동 = impression
자신感 = confidence
感기 = the flu
예感 = to sense something beforehand
불안感 = an uncomfortable feeling
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家 = 가 = Family/House
(Korean name: 집 가)
Usually used on words with some sort of relation to “family” or one’s family “house.” However, it is also sometimes used as the last character in a word to denote a profession.
Common Words using this Character:
國家 = country
家족 = family
家구 = furniture
小설家 = novelist
화家 = painter
전門家 = specialist
작家 = author
家정 = family
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