수요일

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Wednesday

💧 수요일 = 水 water + 曜日 day of the week: Water-day

Korean weekdays follow the hanja elements: 수 (水) is water, and 요일 (曜日) ends every weekday name. Water's planet is Mercury, the same planet behind Spanish miércoles and French mercredi, so Wednesday is Mercury's water day.

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