0131 - 邑[읍/압] - 고을 - area, district, city, state

The Story [이야기] :

• This character shows a big enclosure 囗 where a district/town is to be built and a person kneeling 㔾.
• If the meaning is "to flatter", 압 is used.

Stroke Order [획순] :

New Vocabulary [새로운 단어] :

읍민 [邑民] - the inhabitants of a town; the townsmen; the townspeople; the townsfolks
읍장 [邑長] - town mayor
읍내 [邑內] - (in) a town
산읍 [山邑] - a mountain town
소읍 [小邑] - a small town
대읍 [大邑] - a big town

 

Example Sentences [예문] :

그女는 自動車를 몰고 邑內의 좁은 道로들을 쏜살같이 달렸다.
She raced her car through the narrow streets of the town.