No. 14,571 in Korean
미
"미" means "beauty."
In a sentence
그녀는 미소를 지으며 나를 반겼다.
She welcomed me with a smile.
In this sentence, '미소' (mi-so) means 'smile'. '미' here is a prefix meaning 'beauty', combined with '소' (laugh), it forms the word 'smile'.
그의 작품에 미적 감각이 돋보인다.
His work shows outstanding aesthetic sense.
'미적' (mi-jeok) is an adjective meaning 'aesthetic'. '미' signifies 'beauty', with '적' making it descriptive.
과거의 미완성 그림을 다시 그리기 시작했다.
He started repainting his incomplete drawing from the past.
In this sentence, '미완성' (mi-wan-seong) translates to 'incomplete'. '미' here implies 'not yet', and '완성' means 'completion'.
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