외국인

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foreigner

외국인 — foreigner

🌍 外國人 = outside (외) + country (국) + person (인)

Three hanja blocks: 외 (外, outside), 국 (國, country), 인 (人, person). An outside-country person is a foreigner. The same blocks recur in 외국 (foreign country), 한국 (Korea) and 한국인 (Korean person).

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