선

seon · [선]

line · cable · cord · contour

nounIntermediate

Meanings

  1. lineA border or line drawn horizontally or vertically.
  2. cable; cordA long rope used to connect things.
  3. line; contourThe outline of something.
  4. lineA set threshold or degree.
  5. connection; relationshipA connection to a person or group.
  6. rayA word that means a beam of light.
Other Words Spelled the Same (4)

선ː · noun · Advanced

  1. blind date with a potential spouseAn act of a man and woman being introduced to each other for the first time, mediated by a friend or acquaintance, to find a future spouse.
  2. launch; unveiling; displayThe first appearance of an object or person.

선ː · noun · Advanced

  1. good; goodnessThe quality or state of being nice and good, or such a thing.

선 · noun

  1. the firstA state of it being one's turn to do something first, or such a turn.
  2. moving first; first moveThe act of starting a game when playing Go or Janggi, Korean chess, etc.; or a person who plays first.

선ː · bound noun

  1. A bound noun that serves as a unit for counting the number of times a person has been elected to office or indicating the sequence of a person's terms in office.

Written Forms

선Hangul
線Hanja

Examples from Lessons (3)

If you look at the subway map, you can easily find lines of various colors and station names.

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If you want to follow the character's complex emotional arcs, you should pay close attention to the actor's facial expressions.

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Without making it too overwhelming, of course.

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Grammar in These Examples

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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