사진

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photo, photograph

📷 寫眞 = copy (寫) + truth (眞): a photo copies what is real

사 (寫) means to copy or write down, and 진 (眞) means true or real, as in 진짜 (really). A photograph is literally a true copy. Same hanja as Japanese 写真 (shashin).

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