Hanja Family · 한자 가족

七·八·九 — 일곱 칠·여덟 팔·아홉 구

칠판이 일곱 판이에요? — 일곱 칠(七), 여덟 팔(八), 아홉 구(九)

Is a blackboard (칠판) a seven-board? — 七, 八, 九

문증 what the dictionary records

칠석(七夕)·칠전팔기(七顚八起)·팔도(八道)·팔방미인(八方美人)·팔각형(八角形)·구구단(九九段)·구사일생(九死一生). 한자·독음은 표준국어대사전·우리말샘 원어 칸.

'Is a blackboard (칠판) a seven-board? Seven 칠?' 'No — that 칠 is lacquer: a board painted black.' 'Then where's seven 칠?'

七 — seven. 七夕: the seventh evening of the seventh month, when the cowherd and weaver meet. 七顚八起: fall seven times, get up eight. 'One more time!'

八 — eight. 八道 the old eight provinces, 八方美人 beautiful from all eight sides — good at everything, 八角形 an octagon.

九 — nine, one short of ten. 九九段 the times tables up to nine. 九死一生: nine brushes with death, one survival.

'The blackboard's 칠 is lacquer; 칠석's 칠 is seven. Same sound, different characters.' 'Even if I fall — 칠전팔기!'

칠판의 칠은 옻칠, 일곱 칠은 칠석과 칠전팔기에 있었어요.