Easy Korean Level 10 - Unit 19: Word Builder 25 / 신 (信)

Welcome to the last Word Builder lesson of the entire course! Today’s Chinese character root (Hanja) is 신 (信).

The meaning of this character is "Trust", "Believe", or "Faith". Whenever you see "신" in a word related to believing, trusting, or messages, it usually comes from this root.

Vocabulary

1. 자신 (自信) = self-confidence, oneself
2. 자 (self) + 신 (believe) -> To believe in oneself
3. We learned 자신감 (self-confidence feeling) in Unit 4!

4. 저는 할 수 있다는 자신이 있어요. = I have the confidence that I can do it.

5. 신용 (信用) = credit, trust

6. 신 (trust) + 용 (use)
7. 신용카드로 계산할게요. = I will pay with a credit card.

8. 신용을 잃었어요. = I lost trust/credibility.

9. 신뢰 (信賴) = trust, faith (between people)

10. 신 (trust) + 뢰 (rely)

11. 인간관계에서 신뢰가 가장 중요해요. = Trust is the most important thing in human relationships.

12. 신호 (信號) = signal, sign (trustworthy message)

13. 신 (believe/message) + 호 (call/sign)

14. 신호등이 빨간색으로 바뀌었어요. = The traffic light (signal lamp) changed to red.

15. 통신 (通信) = communication, telecommunication

16. 통 (pass through) + 신 (message)

17. 통신 상태가 안 좋아요. = The communication (signal/network) status is bad.

18. 배신 (背信) = betrayal

19. 배 (turn one's back) + 신 (trust)

20. 친구에게 배신을 당했어요. = I was betrayed by a friend.

21. 미신 (迷信) = superstition

22. 미 (lost/confused) + 신 (believe)
23. 한국에는 숫자 4에 대한 미신이 있어요. = In Korea, there is a superstition about the number 4.

Example Sentences

• 비가 올 것 같다는 신호예요. (It's a signal that it might rain.)
• 그런 미신은 믿지 마세요. (Don't believe in such superstitions.)
• 서로에 대한 신뢰를 깨지 맙시다. (Let's not break the trust we have for each other.)