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Sino-Korean

Sino-Korean (한자어) refers to Korean words of Chinese origin. Sino-Korean vocabulary includes borrowed directly from Chinese, as well as new Korean words created from Chinese characters, and words borrowed from Sino-Japanese vocabulary.

생령
divine-spirit - 生靈 [saenglyeong]
생령요소
living spirit element – 生靈要素 [saenglyeong yoso];
생성
come into existence – 生成 [saengseong]
생소
life element – 生素 [saengso]
생심
spirit mind – 生心 [saengshim]
생전
during one's lifetime - 生前 [saengjeon]
생존
living, existence, survival - 生存 [saengjon]
생활
daily living, lifestyle, way of life – 生活 [saenghwal]
석방
Complete freedom – 釋放 [seokbang]
석판
tablets of stone - 石板 [seokpan]
선
good, goodness – 善 [seon]
선결문제
a question that needs to be answered first – 先決問題 [seongyeolmunje]
선과
fruit of goodness - 善果 [seongwa]
선민
chosen people – 選民 [seonmin]
선악
good and evil – 善惡 [sonak]
선악과
the fruit of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil - 善惡果 [sonak-gwa]
선열
a martyr who died fighting for his country - 先烈 [seonyeol]
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