tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9424060.post112642474945063294..comments2023-09-28T02:51:46.723-05:00Comments on Korean Language Notes: 伍(오)? Why five people?Gerry Bevershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14311939520870098017noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9424060.post-1126549837591544332005-09-12T13:30:00.000-05:002005-09-12T13:30:00.000-05:00It is 3 a.m., I cannot sleep, and I am bored.一(일) ...It is 3 a.m., I cannot sleep, and I am bored.<BR/><BR/>一(일) = one<BR/>十(십) = ten<BR/>百(백) = hundred<BR/>千(천) = thousand<BR/>萬(만) = ten thousand<BR/>十萬(십만) = hundred thousand<BR/>百萬(백만) = million<BR/>千萬(천만) = ten million<BR/>億(억) = hundred million<BR/>十億(십억) = billion<BR/>百億(백억) = ten billion<BR/>千億(천억) = hundred billion<BR/>兆(조) = trillion<BR/>十兆(십조) = ten trillion<BR/>百兆(백조) = hundred trillion<BR/>千兆(천조) = quadrillion<BR/>京(경) = ten quadrillion<BR/>十京(십경) = hundred quadrillion<BR/>百京(백경) = quintillion<BR/>千京(천경) = ten quintillion<BR/>垓(해) = hundred quintillion<BR/>十垓(십해) = sextillion<BR/>百垓(백해) = ten sextillion<BR/>千垓(천해) = hundred sextillion<BR/>--(자) = septillion<BR/>十-(십자) = ten septillion<BR/>百-(백자) = hundred septillion<BR/>千-(천자) = octillion<BR/>穰(양) = ten octillion<BR/>十穰(십양) = hundred octillion<BR/>百穰(백양) = nonillion<BR/>千穰(천양) = ten nonillion<BR/>溝(구) = hundred nonillion<BR/>十溝(십구) = decillion<BR/>百溝(백구) = ten decillion<BR/>千溝(천구) = hundred decillion<BR/>澗(간) = undecillion<BR/>十澗(십간) = ten undecillion<BR/>百澗(백간) = hundred undecillion<BR/>천澗(천간) = duodecillion<BR/>正(정) = ten duodecillion<BR/>十正(십정) = hundred duodecilion<BR/>百正(백정) = tredecillion<BR/>千正(천정) = ten tredecillion<BR/>載(재) = hundred tredecilion<BR/>十載(십재) = quattuordecillion<BR/>百載(백재) = ten quattuordecillion<BR/>千載(천재) = hundred quattuordecillion<BR/>極(극) = quindecillion<BR/>十極(십극) = ten quindecillion<BR/>百極(백극) = hundred quindecillion<BR/>千極(천극) = sexdecillion<BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://www.jimloy.com/math/billion.htm" REL="nofollow">Here</A> is a link if anyone is still not satisfied or prefers the easier British number system.Gerry Bevershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14311939520870098017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9424060.post-1126497867433821562005-09-11T23:04:00.000-05:002005-09-11T23:04:00.000-05:00I just noticed that after 億(억) I started leaving o...I just noticed that after 億(억) I started leaving out numbers; that is, 十億(십억), 百億(백억), 千億(천억), 十兆(십조), 百兆(백조), 千兆(천조), etc., so there are a lot of missing zeros.Gerry Bevershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14311939520870098017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9424060.post-1126497199587575062005-09-11T22:53:00.000-05:002005-09-11T22:53:00.000-05:00Hi Taemin,Here are the numbers:一(일) = 1十(십) = 10百(...Hi Taemin,<BR/><BR/>Here are the numbers:<BR/><BR/>一(일) = 1<BR/>十(십) = 10<BR/>百(백) = 100<BR/>千(천) = 1,000<BR/>萬(만) = 10,000<BR/>十萬(십만) = 100,000<BR/>百萬(백만) = 1,000,000<BR/>千萬(천만) = 10,000,000<BR/>億(억) = 100,000,000<BR/>兆(조) = 1,000,000,000<BR/>京(경) = 10,000,000,000<BR/>垓(해) = 100,000,000,000<BR/>--(자) = 1,000,000,000,000<BR/>穰(양) = 10,000,000,000,000<BR/>溝(구) = 100,000,000,000,000<BR/>澗(간) = 1,000,000,000,000,000<BR/>正(정) = 10,000,000,000,000,000<BR/>載(재) = 100,000,000,000,000,000<BR/>極(극) = 1,000,000,000,000,000,000<BR/>恒河沙(항하사) = the grains of sand along the Ganges River.<BR/><BR/>一(일) = 1<BR/>分(분) = 1.0<BR/>厘(리) = 10.0<BR/>毛(모) = 100.0<BR/>絲(사) = 1000.0<BR/>忽(홀) = 10000.0<BR/>微(미) = 100000.0<BR/>纖(섬) = 1000000.0<BR/>沙(사) = 10000000.0<BR/>塵(진) = 100000000.0<BR/>埃(애) = 1000000000.0<BR/>渺(묘) = 10000000000.0<BR/>漠(막) = 100000000000.0<BR/><BR/>I am not sure if all of that is correct, but it is based on what I found <A HREF="http://hanja.naver.com/hanja.naver?where=brow_word&id=211800" REL="nofollow">here.</A>Gerry Bevershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14311939520870098017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9424060.post-1126482797870181202005-09-11T18:53:00.000-05:002005-09-11T18:53:00.000-05:00Yep. No 사람 인 변 in 조 or 경.You know, through all of ...Yep. No 사람 인 변 in 조 or 경.<BR/><BR/>You know, through all of this, we've missed the one that is still actually <I>used</I> to mean "a number of people," 倆. For the sake of completeness, I guess you also have to throw in 佻, 倞. I don't even know which character they are using for 해...taeminhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00769603009856105084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9424060.post-1126457485793166212005-09-11T11:51:00.000-05:002005-09-11T11:51:00.000-05:00Taemin, thanks for pointing out the other numbers ...Taemin, thanks for pointing out the other numbers with the character for "person" in front of them. By the way, I found one more, 仇(구).<BR/><BR/>Here is a summary:<BR/><BR/><B>仁(인)</B>: This character means "kindhearted" or "humane," as two people are when they close to each other.<BR/> <BR/><B>伍(오)</B>: This character means "five people," and was once used to refer to a group of five soldiers.<BR/><BR/><B>仇(구)</B>: This character means "enemy," for a reason I do not know. It is unrelated, but I did notice that 九(구) means both "nine" and "many."<BR/><BR/><B>什(십)</B>: This character means "ten people" and was also once used to refer to a group of soldiers. 什長(십장) means "foreman (of workers)" or "the leader of a squad of ten soldiers."<BR/><BR/><B>佰(백)</B>: This character means "hundred" and can also mean "one hundred people."<BR/><BR/><B>仟(천)</B>: This character means "thousand," but can also mean "the boss of one thousand people."<BR/><BR/>By the way,it is interesting that 亻is also found in 億(억), a character that means "one hundred million."Gerry Bevershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14311939520870098017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9424060.post-1126451213141682692005-09-11T10:06:00.000-05:002005-09-11T10:06:00.000-05:00Oh, yeah, and 佰 is on that same page.Oh, yeah, and 佰 is on that same page.taeminhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00769603009856105084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9424060.post-1126450655719984862005-09-11T09:57:00.000-05:002005-09-11T09:57:00.000-05:00오 is not the 오nly one of these. There are also 什 ...오 is not the 오nly one of these. There are also 什 (now used in the mainland as short form for 甚), 仟 (sometimes used by people as the "banking form" of 千, along with 壹, 貳, 參, 肆, <A HREF="http://www.sinosplice.com/weblog/img/2004/chinese-numbers.gif" REL="nofollow">...</A>), and don't forget 仁 (^^).taeminhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00769603009856105084noreply@blogger.com