物 — mul

Parts that make up 物

How 物 was formed

Traditional analysis treats 物 as a phonetic-semantic compound involving 牛, 勿.

Korean example words with 物

• 가물家物 Korean gloss: 집안의 재물
• 간물奸物 Korean gloss: 간사한 사람
• 물명物名 Korean gloss: 물건의 이름
• 물목物目 Korean gloss: 물건의 목록
• 물종物種 Korean gloss: 물건의 종류
• 조물彫物 Korean gloss: 조각한 물건
• 헌물獻物 Korean gloss: 바치는 물건
• 물형物形 Korean gloss: 물건의 생김새
• 미물美物 Korean gloss: 아름다운 물건
• 토물吐物 Korean gloss: 토해 낸 물질
• 등물等物 Korean gloss: 같은 종류의 물건
• 시물施物 Korean gloss: 시주로 내는 재물

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

Japanese words with 物

• 人物じんぶつ person; character; figure
• 動物どうぶつ animal
• 建物たてもの building
• 物価ぶっか prices of commodities; prices (in general); cost-of-living
• 物語ものがたり story; tale; narrative
• 物質ぶっしつ material; substance; matter
• 植物しょくぶつ plant; vegetation
• 生物せいぶつ living thing; organism; creature
• 物資ぶっし goods; materials; commodities
• 博物館はくぶつかん museum
• 貨物かもつ cargo; freight; money or assets
• 本物ほんもの genuine article; real thing; real deal

Characters sharing the phonetic 勿

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

Other hanja read “물”

Other hanja with radical 牛