상
Meanings
Noun
1. top, best, first (grade or class)
2. the first volume in a two or three volume set
3. a title of respect used when referring to a monarch: His Majesty, Her Majesty (historical)
4. dining table
5. prize, award, reward
6. statue, figure
7. model, example
8. image (physics)
9. physiognomy; look, face
10. aspect, phase
11. minister (of a government) (North Korea)
12. mourning (of a dead family member)
Pronunciation
sang
Examples11
둥그런 상에 둘러 앉아서 아이들은 식사를 시작했다.
The children gathered around the round table and started to eat.
상을 타다/받다
to win a prize
상을 놓다/차리다
to set the table
상을 당하다
to be bereaved of (a family member)
이일(異日)의 우환이 될지도 모르니 상께 아뢰어 그가 석방되게 힘써 보자고 제의하고 […]
As misfortune may fall upon us in the future, [he] suggested that we talk to His Majesty in order to push for his release from jail.
[…] 자선사업가로 살아온 빌 게이츠가 제시한 새로운 혁신가 상(像)이다.
This is what Bill Gates—the philanthropist—suggested to be the new model innovator.