This is the 16584th most frequent Korean word.
사면
"사면" means "amnesty" or "pardon."
In this sentence, '사면' refers to 'four sides around,' used as part of the idiom '사면초가' which describes being surrounded and in a difficult situation.
그는 사면초가에 빠졌다.
He is in a predicament, surrounded on all sides.
Here, '사면' is used to mean 'amnesty' or 'pardon,' referring to the act of forgiving or excusing someone from a penalty.
대통령은 죄수에게 사면을 허가했다.
The president granted amnesty to the prisoner.
In this context, '사면' describes physical surroundings, indicating 'all sides' or 'four faces' around the place, often in a geographical sense.