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In this lesson, you will learn five Hanja characters related to matter. This is a cool lesson, as I will present 28 Hanja words to you and there will be only one unfamiliar character in all of these words!
酸 = 산 = Acid
(실 산)
This character, combined with 素 from Hanja Lesson 44, is used to create the word for oxygen. In English, oxygen literally means acid-producer because chemists in the late 1700s thought oxygen was a requirement for acids.
酸
酸素 = oxygen
酸性 = acidity
酸化 = oxidation
炭酸 = carbonic acid
炭酸水 = carbonated water
一酸化炭素 = carbon monoxide
二酸化炭素 = carbon dioxide
件 = 건 = Matter
(물건 건)
件 is a Hanja character meaning matter, case, or item. It appears in vocabulary related to things, events, and conditions
件
物件 = thing
事件 = affair
조件 = condition
無조件 = unconditionally
質 = 질 = Matter
(바탕 질)
質 means substance, quality, or essence. It is used in vocabulary related to physical matter, characteristics, and inherent nature. The character emphasizes what something is made of or the fundamental qualities that define it.
質
質的 = qualitative
品質 = quality (of a product)
物質 = substance
質量 = mass
質問 = question
同質 = of the same quality
性質 = one’s nature
飮 = 음 = Food
(마실 음)
飮 is a Hanja character meaning to drink and, by extension, food and drink. It appears in vocabulary related to eating, drinking, and nourishment.
飮
飮食 = food
飮食物 = food or drink
飮料水 = beverage
飮食店 = restaurant
石 = 석 = Rock
(돌 석)
石 means stone or rock. It is used in vocabulary related to natural materials, minerals, and things made from stone.
石
化石 = fossil
石油 = petroleum
石炭 = coal
石工 = stone masonry
大理石 = marble
一石二鳥 = killing two birds with one stone