2019-10-03

Let's learn about "성" and "별"

<Explanation of “성” and “별”>

1) 성 and 별 is Hanja (koreanized chinese charcter)
2) “성별[性別] ” means “sex (the distinction of male and female)”

<about “성”>

1) if 성 is Hanja [星], it means “[=행성] a planet”.

2) if 성 is Hanja [姓], it means last name[surname, family name].

3) if 성 is Hanja [性]. it means (1) sex (남녀[男女] : male and female) (2) [=본성] nature (3) gender (=남녀 구별, 남녀 구분).

* 성별[性別] : the distinction of sex <— 성(sex) + 별(distinction)

4) if 성 is Hanja [省], it means “a ministry; an office; (USA) a department; (China) a province”

5) if 성 is Hanja 城], it means “a castle; a fortress; a citadel; [=성벽] a wall; (castle) walls”.

6) if 성 is Hanja [聖], it means “[=성인] a saint; a sage; [in some field] a great master.

7) if 성 is a native korean character, it means “[=노여운 감정 or 화난 감정] anger; rage; indignation; wrath; displeasure; offens.

* 성내다 means “got angry at” <— 성(anger) + 내다(come out; emit)

<about “별”>

1) if 별 is Hanja [別], it means “distinction, per, by, according to”

[ex]

(1) 도(道)별 인구 : population by provinces.
(2) 학생들은 남녀[연령]별 그룹으로 나뉘었다 : The pupils were divided into groups according to their sex[age].
(3) 서류는 연도별로 분류되어 있었다 : The documents were classified by year.

2) if 별 is a native korean character, if means (1) a star; the stars; the eyes of heaven[night] (2) [=별 모양의 것(star-like shape)] a star; [=반점] a spot; a dot; a fleck (3) [군인의 계급장(soldier’s rank)] a star; [표지(cover)] a mark (4) 보통과 다른 (out of the ordinary)

[ex] 별 이상한 소리를 다 듣겠구나 : (I) will hear all the strange remarks <— 별(out of ordinary) + 이상하다(be strange) + ㄴ(a suffix makes a verb adjective) + 소리(sound; a word: a remark) + 를(a suffix makes a word objective) + 다(entirely; completely) + 듣다(hear) + 겠(a suffix shows a guess) + 구나(a exclamation ending suffix)"

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