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Hanja of Time

10 characters

How did time become hanja? From sun (日) and moon (月) to ancient (古) and now (今) — 10 hanja drawing the texture of time.

時

시 때

Sun passing the temple — the flow of hours.

年

년 해

One harvest cycle of grain (禾) = a year.

春

춘 봄

Grass sprouting under the sun — spring.

夏

하 여름

A great figure dancing — the vigor of summer.

秋

추 가을

Grain (禾) ripening like fire — autumn.

冬

동 겨울

Time (夂) + ice (冫) — winter approaches.

朝

조 아침

Sun and moon both visible — dawn.

夕

석 저녁

Half-shown moon — the dim evening.

古

고 옛

Ten generations of mouths telling — the ancient.

今

금 이제

All converging here — the present moment.