Korean Word Entry

核心
Hangul:핵심
Revised Romanization:haegsim
Definitions:
  1. Something which is central or of key importance.

  2. (North Korea) The top social class in North Korean society.


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Chinese characters used in this word

nucleus, core, kernel, seed, nut, atom
Readings
Mandarin: ㄏㄜˊ (hé), ㄏㄨˊ (hú), ㄍㄞ (gāi), ㄎㄞˋ (kài)
Cantonese: hat6
Japanese: カク (kaku) / さね (sane)
Korean: 핵 (haeg)
Vietnamese: hạch
Variants
Semantic variant form:

heart, mind, spirit, heart radical (no. 61), intelligence, soul, 5th lunar mansion, determinative star α Scorpii (Antares)
Readings
Mandarin: ㄒㄧㄣ (xīn)
Cantonese: sam1
Japanese: シン (shin) / こころ (kokoro)、 -ごころ (-gokoro)
Korean: 심 (sim)
Vietnamese: tâm
Variants
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