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TOPIK 4noun

화상

hwasang

화상이 · 화상을

burn (injury)

Example

뜨거운 물에 손을 데어서 화상을 입었어요.

I burned my hand with hot water.

Word parts

화 fire상 wound

Literally 'fire wound'; a homonym 화상 means 'video', as in 화상 회의.

Good to know

The everyday native verb is 데다: 손을 데었어요 'I burned my hand'.