韓 (hán)

Korea, especially South Korea; surname

Etymology

Phonosemantic compound. 韋 represents the meaning and 倝 represents the sound. Based on the original meaning "fence surrounding a well". The current meaning is a phonetic loan.

Shuowen Jiezi

《說文》:“,井垣也。从韋,取其帀也,倝聲。”

Original meaning

fence surrounding a well

Components