상

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上

Meaning:The upper part

• 상류층 <上流層> - The upper classes
• 최상 <最上> - The best, the highest
• 상사 <上司> - One´s superior
• 상의 <上衣> - An upper garment (coat, jacket, shirt...)
• 옥상 <屋上> - The rooftop, the housetop
• 인상 <引上> - Raising, increase
• 임금인상 <賃金引上> - A wage increase, a pay raise
• 조상 <祖上> - An ancestor, a forefather
• 상반기 <上半期> - The first half of the year
• 정상 <頂上> - the top, the peak
• 이상 <以上> - More than, over, above
• 영상 <零上> - Above zero
• 육상 <陸上> - (on) land
  • 육상경기 - Athletic sports
  • 육상선수 - Athletic sportsman
• 매상 <賣上> - Sales
  • 오늘은 500,000원의 매상을 올렸다.(The sales of today amounted to 500,000 won.)

相

Meaning:Each other

• 상담(하다) <相談> - consultation, to consult
• 상대(하다) <相對> - Face each other
• 관상(을 보다) <觀相> - Read a person´s fortune(character) by the face
• 상관(하다) <相關> - Connection, meddling, concern
• 상견례 <相見禮> - The formal meeting between a bride's parents and a bridegroom's parents(before wedding)

傷

Meaning:Wound

• 상처 <傷處> - Wound
• 부상 <負傷> - Injury
  • 부상을 입다/ 부상을 당하다 - To get injured
• 손상(되다) <損傷> - Damage, get damaged
• 동상(에 걸리다) <凍傷> - Frostbite
• 중상(을 입다) <重傷> - Serious wound
• 화상 <火傷> - Burn
  • 화상을 입다 - To get burned

想

Meaning:Think

• 상상(하다) <想像> - Imagination
• 예상(하다) <豫想> - Expect, forecast

像

Meaning:Shape, Statue

• 영상 <映像> - Image
  • 동영상 <動映像> - Clip, (short) movie
• 해상도 <解像度> - Resolution (tv, monitor)
• 불상 <佛像> Buddhist statue
• 목상 <木像> - Wooden statue
• 상상(하다) <想像> - Imagination

商

Meaning:Commerce

• 상품 <商品> - Goods
• 상품권 <商品券> - Gift certificate
• 상가 <商街> - Street of stores
• 상업 <商業> - Commerce
• 상표 <商標> - Trademark, brand, tag

賞

Meaning:Prize

• 시상식 <施賞式> - Ceremony of awarding prizes
• 상장 <賞狀> - Testimonial
• 상금 <賞金> - Prize money
• 입상(하다) <入賞> - Get a prize
• 상여금 <賞與金> - Bonus
• 감상(하다) <鑑賞> - Appreciation, appreciate, enjoy
  • 음악감상, 영화감상

償

Meaning:Repay

• 보상(하다) <報償> - Recompense
  • 보상금 <補償金> - Compensation money
• 배상(하다) <賠償> - Reparation, indemnity
• 변상(하다) <辨償> - Indemnify against damage

床

Meaning:Table

• 책상 <冊床> - Desk

常

Meaning: Common, normal, frequent, regular, often

• 항상 <恒常> - Always
• 상식 <常識> - Common sense
• 비상 <非常> - Emergency
  • 비상구 <非常口> - Emergency exit
• 이상(하다) <異常> - Weird, strange
• 정상 <正常> - Normality

箱

Meaning:Box

• 상자 <箱子> - Box

狀

Meaning:Shape, State

• 두상 <頭狀> - Head-shaped
• 상태 <狀態> - Condition, state
• 상황 <狀況> - Situation
• 증상 <症狀> - Symptoms
• 수상하다 <殊常> - Be suspicious