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園
Meaning: Place	Name of character:
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유치원 <幼稚園> - A kindergarten 동물원 <動物園> - A zoo 수목원 <樹木園> - An arboretum 공원 <公園> - A park 정원 <庭園> - A garden 정원사 <庭園師> - A gardener 과수원 <果樹園> - A fruit garden 낙원 <樂園> - A paradise 유원지 <遊園地> - A park, amusement park
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院
Meaning: Place, house	Name of character:
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학원 <學院> - educational institutes where Korean students go to learn after school and do extra studying on a certain topic or skill 법원 <法院> - court of justice 병원 <病院> - hospital 입원(하다) <入院> - hospitalization, to be hospitalized 퇴원(하다) <退院> - to be discharged from the hospital 양로원 <養老院> - retirement home 사원 <寺院> - (Buddhist) temple 상원 <上院> - the senate
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圓
Meaning: Circle	Name of character:
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원 <圓> - Circle 타원 <楕圓> - Oval, ellipse
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員
Meaning: Person	Name of character:
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직원 <職員> - staff, employee 집배원 <集配員 / 郵遞夫> - mailman 연구원 <硏究員> - researcher, research worker 회사원 <會社員> - office worker 공무원 <公務員> - a person who works for government 선원 <船員> - sailor, seaman 승무원 <乘務員> - flight attendant 경]호원 <警護員> - bodyguard 만원 <滿員> - capacity audience, no vacancy 만원 버스 <滿員―> - jam packed bus 경비원 <警備員> - security guard 과학수사원 <科學搜査員> - forensic scientist 상원의원 <上院議員> - senator 국회의원 <國會議員> - congressman, a member of the National Assembly 하원 의원 <下院議員> - congressman, a member of the House of Representatives
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原
Meaning: Original	Name of character:
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원본 <原本> - The original copy 원리 <原理> - Principle 원서 <原書> - The original (book) 원래 <原來> - Originally 원어민 <原語民> - Native speakers 기원전 <起原前> - B.C. (Before Christ) 원인 <原因> - Cause, factor 원가 <原價>- Prime cost
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元
Meaning: Original	Name of character:
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복원(하다) <復元> - Be restored to the former state 원금 <元金> - Principal sum, the capital
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遠
Meaning: Far	Name of character:
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원시 <遠視> - Far-sightedness ↔ 근시 <近視> - Shortsightedness 망원경 <望遠鏡> - Telescope
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願
Meaning: Want	Name of character:
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원서 <願書> - Application
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