0 식물은 왜 초록색이에요?Why are plants green?
'Why are plants all green? Isn't there a red tree?' 'The green bits in the leaves make food from sunlight.' 'Leaves make food? Then plants never get hungry?'
Sino-Korean · 한자어
植 — 심을 식
식물은 왜 다 초록색이에요? 배 안 고파요? — 심을 식(植), 잎이 밥을 만든다
Why are plants green? Don't they get hungry? — 植 to plant, leaves make food
문증 what the dictionary records
식물(植物)·식목일(植木日)·식물원(植物園)·광합성(光合成)·녹색(綠色)·초목(草木). 한자·독음은 표준국어대사전·우리말샘 원어 칸.
- 우리말샘 植物·植木日·植物園·光合成·綠色·草木
1 심을 식 — 잎이 밥을 만든다植: leaves make food
植 — to plant a tree straight. 植物 planted things. They stay put, and live: leaves make food from light, water and air — 光合成, joining light. They bounce green light back, so we see green.
2 식목일·식물원·녹색·초목Arbor Day, botanical garden, green
植木日 tree-planting day, 植物園 a garden of plants, 綠色 green, 草木 grass and trees.
3 가을엔 왜 노랗게Why yellow in autumn
In autumn the green bits fade and the hidden yellow shows. 'Leaves make food, so plants don't need to walk. That's the plant way.' 'I want to make food from sunlight!' 'Then you'd turn green!'
4 화분아, 물 줄게Here's some water, plant
'Plant, you're making food right now, aren't you? Here's some water!'
식물이 초록인 건, 잎이 빛으로 밥을 만들어서였어요.