체휼

experience – 體恤 [chaehyul]

The word 체휼 [chaehyul] is often translated as ‘experience,’ which has the connotation of knowing through embodiment. It means both, embodied experience and understanding at the same time.

Etymology

體 (체) [che] – body, shape, form, matter
恤 (휼) [hyul] – salvation

The first character 體 means ‘body’ and the second, 恤 – ‘salvation.’ Character ‘salvation’ (恤) consists of two parts, 心 – ‘mind’ and 血 – ‘blood.’ Understanding means bodily experience, and it is the salvation of the body. Salvation consists of blood and mind.


noun (명사), sino-korean

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