(shí) - A character used in Korean names and place & a phonetic character in Korean Hanja.

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shí | 6 strokes | radical: 乙

· shí

A character used in Korean names and place names;

a phonetic character in Korean Hanja.

A character used in Korean names and placea phonetic character in Korean Hanja.

Usage highlights

Korean name elementKorean place nameHistorical usage
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Usage & contexts

Examples

  • Used in Korean names like Kim Dol-seok (金乭石).
  • Appears in Korean place names (乭峰).
  • Found in historical Korean documents (乭里).

Collocations

  • Korean name element(乭石)
  • Korean place name(乭峰)
  • Historical usage(乭里)

Cultural background

FAQ
  • Primarily used in Korean contexts, not standard Chinese.
  • Appears in Korean Hanja (Chinese characters used in Korean writing).
  • Used phonetically to represent Korean sounds in Chinese characters.

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