곽

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곽 U+ACFD, 곽
HANGUL SYLLABLE GWAG
Composition:ㄱ + ㅘ + ㄱ
← 과
 		Hangul Syllables 곾 →
과곽곾곿관괁괂
괃괄괅괆괇괈괉
괊괋괌괍괎괏괐
광괒괓괔괕괖괗
고 ←→ 괘

Jeju

Etymology

Likely cognate with Korean 곽 (gwak, “case”). Compare Korean 화곽 (hwagwak, “match”) from 화(火) (hwa, “fire”) +‎ 곽 (gwak).

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Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?gwak
Revised Romanization (translit.)?gwag
Yale Romanization?kwak

Noun

곽 (gwak)

  1. matchstick
    Synonyms: 성냥 (seongnyang), 화곽 (hwagwak)

Korean

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?gwak
Revised Romanization (translit.)?gwag
McCune–Reischauer?kwak
Yale Romanization?kwak

Etymology 1

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Noun

곽 • (gwak)

  1. (South Korea, proscribed) pack, box, case
    Synonym: 갑(匣) (gap)
  2. (North Korea) small container with a lid for dry objects
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 槨.

Noun

곽 • (gwak) (hanja 槨)

  1. This term needs a translation to English. Please help out and add a translation, then remove the text {{rfdef}}.
    Synonym: 덧널 (deonneol)

Etymology 3

Sino-Korean word from 郭.

Proper noun

곽 • (Gwak) (hanja 郭)

  1. a surname, Kwak

Etymology 4

Modern Korean reading of various Chinese characters.

Syllable

곽 (gwak)

More information
  1. 郭: outer fortress wall / circumference
    (eumhun reading: 외성/둘레 곽 (oeseong/dulle gwak))
    (MC reading: 郭 (MC kwak))
  2. 廓: circumference
    (eumhun reading: 둘레 곽 (dulle gwak))
    (MC reading: 廓 (MC khwak))
  3. 槨: outer coffin
    (eumhun reading: 덧널 곽 (deonneol gwak))
    (MC reading: 槨 (MC kwak))
  4. 藿: soybean leaf
    (eumhun reading: 콩잎 곽 (kong'ip gwak))
    (MC reading: 藿 (MC xwak))
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