惜 — seok

Parts that make up 惜

How 惜 was formed

Traditional analysis treats 惜 as a phonetic-semantic compound involving 心, 昔.

Korean example words with 惜

• 석복惜福 Korean gloss: 검소하게 생활하여 복을 오래 누림
• 애석하다哀惜 Korean gloss: 슬프고 아깝다
• 애석하다愛惜 Korean gloss: 서운하고 아깝다
• 석별하다惜別 Korean gloss: 서로 애틋하게 이별하다
• 매석하다賣惜 Korean gloss: 금방 가격이 많이 오를 것을 예상하고 비싼 값을 받기 위하여 상인이 물건 팔기를 꺼리다
• 석음惜陰 Korean gloss: 시간을 아낌.
• 신석愼惜 Korean gloss: 신중히 다룸.
• 석민惜閔 Korean gloss: 아끼고 슬퍼함.
• 차석嗟惜 Korean gloss: 애달프고 아까움.
• 석춘惜春 Korean gloss: 가는 봄을 아쉬워함.
• 탄석歎惜 Korean gloss: 한탄하며 애석하게 여김.
• 만사무석萬死無惜 Korean gloss: 만 번 죽어도 아까울 것이 없음

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

Japanese words with 惜

• 惜しむおしむ to spare; to grudge; to be sparing (with)
• 惜敗せきはい regrettable defeat; defeat by a narrow margin
• 惜しみ無くおしみなく without stint; freely
• 痛惜つうせき deep regret
• 惜しいおしい regrettable; disappointing; unfortunate
• 負け惜しみまけおしみ being a poor loser; unwillingness to admit defeat; sour grapes
• 名残惜しいなごりおしい reluctant (to part)
• 哀惜あいせき grief; sorrow
• 愛惜あいせき missing someone; loathing to part
• 可惜あたら alas; regrettably; to my great regret
• 惜別せきべつ reluctance to part; sorrow at parting
• 惜春せきしゅん lamenting the passing of spring; lamenting the passing of one's youth

Characters sharing the phonetic 昔

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

Other hanja read “석”

Other hanja with radical 心