활

활 U+D65C, 활 HANGUL SYLLABLE HWAL Composition: ㅎ + ㅘ + ㄹ ← 홛 [U+D65B] Hangul Syllables 홝 → [U+D65D]

화확홖홗환홙홚 홛활홝홞홟홠홡 홢홣홤홥홦홧홨 황홪홫홬홭홮홯
호 ←	→ 홰

Korean

Etymology

First attested as Late Old Korean 活 in the Jīlín lèishì (鷄林類事 / 계림유사)^[1], 1103. In the hangul script, first attested in the Hunminjeong'eum haerye (訓民正音解例 / 훈민정음해례), 1446, as Middle Korean 활 (Yale: hwàl).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ɸwa̠ɭ]
• Phonetic hangul: [활]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	hwal
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	hwal
McCune–Reischauer?	hwal
Yale Romanization?	hwal

Noun

활 • (hwal)

1. (archery) bow

   Synonym: 궁(弓) (gung)

2. (music) bow (rod used for playing stringed instruments)

Derived terms

• 솜활 (somhwal, “cotton bow”)
• 화살 (hwasal, “arrow”)
• 활과 화살 (hwalgwa hwasal, “bow and arrow”)
• 활꼴 (hwalkkol, “circular segment”)
• 활시위 (hwalsiwi, “bowstring”)
• 활쏘기 (hwalssogi, “archery”)
• 활쓰기 (hwalsseugi, “bow stroke”)