0 남은 왜 밭에 힘이에요?Why is 남 a field plus strength?
'The bathroom door says 남 and 여. Why is 남 a field with strength in it?' 'Good eye. 田 field, 力 strength.' 'And 여 looks like someone sitting.'
Hanja Family · 한자 가족
男·女 — 사내 남·계집 녀
화장실 남·여 글자, 남은 왜 밭에 힘이에요? — 사내 남(男), 계집 녀(女)
The 남 on the bathroom door — why a field and strength? — 男 and 女
문증 what the dictionary records
남자(男子)·여자(女子)·장남(長男)·소녀(少女)·남녀(男女)·여왕(女王). 💡 「계집」은 옛 훈. 지금 뜻은 여자. 자원 풀이는 여러 설 중 하나. 한자·독음은 표준국어대사전·우리말샘 원어 칸.
- 우리말샘 男子·女子·長男·少女·男女·女王
1 옛날 사람들의 생각What people once thought
男 — someone working hard in a field, as people once read it. 女 — someone kneeling. That's how they divided things long ago. Today everyone works hard, and everyone sits. 男子, 女子 — 子 just meant child.
2 남자·여자·장남·소녀·남녀·여왕Man, woman, eldest son, girl, queen
長男 the eldest son, 少女 a young girl, 男女 men and women — 남녀노소 means everyone, 女王 a queen.
3 글자는 옛날 것, 사람은 지금 사람Old characters, today's people
'계집' is an old reading; it just means woman now. 'The characters are old. The people are today's.' 'Men sit too, women work hard too!'
4 이제 글자 모양이 보여Now I can see the shapes
'The bathroom signs — now I can see the shapes in them!'
남과 여, 글자 모양이 다른 건 옛날 사람들의 생각이 남아서였어요.