물

mul · TOPIK 1

water

물 — water

💧 mul sounds like mull: mull it over with a glass of water

물 (mul) is close to English mull. Link the two by sound: you mull things over while sipping water. The related word 물고기 (fish) is literally water + meat, so learning 물 unlocks that compound too.

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