뿌리

ppuri · [뿌리]

root · origin

nounIntermediate

Meanings

  1. rootThe part of a plant that grows underground to take in water and nutrients and that supports the stem.
  2. rootThe bottom part of an object that is lodged deeply in something else.
  3. root; origin(figurative) The foundation or basis of a thing or phenomenon.

Examples from Lessons (3)

It is a work called Deep-rooted Tree, and I found it really interesting.

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Therefore, understanding the roots of Chinese characters allows you to easily predict even words you do not know.

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Also, the character 'mun' (문) meaning door can be said to be one of the very important Hanja roots frequently used in real life.

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Korean definitions, pronunciations and learner levels are from the Basic Korean Dictionary (한국어기초사전) by the National Institute of Korean Language, licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0 KR.

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