待 — dae

Parts that make up 待

How 待 was formed

Traditional analysis treats 待 as a phonetic-semantic compound involving 彳, 寺.

Korean example words with 待

• 성대盛待 Korean gloss: 성대한 대접
• 간대懇待 Korean gloss: 후하게 대접함
• 대망待望 Korean gloss: 기다리고 바람
• 홀대忽待 Korean gloss: 소홀히 대접함
• 대접待接 Korean gloss: 마땅한 예로써 대함
• 공대恭待 Korean gloss: 상대에게 높임말을 함
• 응대應待 Korean gloss: 손님을 맞아들여 접대함
• 접대接待 Korean gloss: 손님을 맞아서 시중을 듦
• 대후待候 Korean gloss: 웃어른의 분부를 기다리는 일
• 관대寬待 Korean gloss: 너그럽게 대접함. 또는 그런 대접
• 괄대恝待 Korean gloss: 업신여겨 소홀히 대접함. 또는 그런 대접
• 고대하다苦待 Korean gloss: 몹시 기다리다

Definitions from Woorimalsam, National Institute of Korean Language (CC BY-SA 2.0 KR)

Japanese words with 待

• 期待きたい expectation; anticipation; hope
• 招待しょうたい invitation
• 待遇たいぐう treatment; reception; service
• 接待せったい entertainment (of guests; esp. in the corporate world); treating (to food and drinks); wining and dining
• 期待感きたいかん sense of anticipation; feeling of expectation; feeling of hope
• 虐待ぎゃくたい abuse; ill-treatment; maltreatment
• 待機たいき standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert
• 待望たいぼう waiting expectantly; waiting eagerly; looking forward to
• 待ちまち waiting; waiting time; wait tile
• 待つまつ to wait; to await; to look forward to
• 待たせるまたせる to keep (a person) waiting
• 待ち受けるまちうける to await; to wait for; to expect

Characters sharing the phonetic 寺

Most Han characters pair a meaning part with a sound part. Characters sharing a sound part are usually read alike.

Other hanja read “대”

Other hanja with radical 彳