活 — hwal, gwal

Parts that make up 活

How 活 was formed

Traditional analysis treats 活 as a phonetic-semantic compound involving 水, 𠯑.

Korean example words with 活

• 활변活辯 Korean gloss: 활기 있는 웅변
• 활력活力 Korean gloss: 살아 움직이는 힘
• 활어活魚 Korean gloss: 살아 있는 물고기
• 활황活況 Korean gloss: 활기가 있는 상황
• 자활自活 Korean gloss: 자기 힘으로 살아감
• 부활復活 Korean gloss: 죽었다가 다시 살아남
• 활빈活貧 Korean gloss: 가난한 사람을 도와줌
• 살활殺活 Korean gloss: 사람을 죽이고 살리는 것
• 활기活氣 Korean gloss: 활동력이 있거나 활발한 기운
• 활계活計 Korean gloss: 살아갈 계책. 또는 살릴 계책
• 농활農活 Korean gloss: ‘농촌 활동’을 줄여 이르는 말
• 빈활貧活 Korean gloss: ‘빈민 지원 활동’을 줄여 이르는 말

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

Japanese words with 活

• 活動かつどう activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; operation
• 生活せいかつ life; living; livelihood
• 活発かっぱつ lively; active; vigorous
• 活躍かつやく activity (esp. energetic or successful); great efforts; active participation
• 復活ふっかつ revival (of an old system, custom, fashion, etc.); restoration; return
• 活性かっせい activity; active
• 活用かつよう practical use; application; making good use of
• 活力かつりょく vitality; energy; dynamism
• 活動家かつどうか activist
• 食生活しょくせいかつ eating habits; diet; dietary pattern
• 活字かつじ (piece of) type; movable type; moveable type
• 活気かっき energy; vigour; vigor

Characters sharing the phonetic 舌

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

Other hanja read “활”

Other hanja with radical 水