확
hwak
확 is not about size — it's about speed
The picture Something still moving all at once, big enough to stir the air around it. 확 spreads big all at once; 슬슬 spreads slowly.
Where the picture shows up in 확
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a door thrown open
문을 확 열었어요.
mu-neul hwak yeo-reo-sseo-yo
I threw the door open.
The handle is grabbed and the door swings all the way back as air rushes in
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a price that jumped in a day
값이 확 올랐어요.
gap-si hwak ol-la-sseo-yo
The price shot up.
The number on yesterday's price tag standing a whole step higher today
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a face with no time to hide it
얼굴이 확 빨개졌어요.
eol-gu-ri hwak ppal-gae-jyeo-sseo-yo
His face went red all at once.
Red spreading up from the ears to the cheeks in a single wave
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a smell that rushes in
불 냄새가 확 났어요.
bul naem-sae-ga hwak na-sseo-yo
There was a sudden smell of burning.
The door opens and burnt air pushes right up to your face at once
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a mind changed overnight
생각이 확 바뀌었어요.
saeng-ga-gi hwak ba-kkwi-eo-sseo-yo
My mind changed completely.
One remark heard, and yesterday's decision overturned on the spot
All of it in one picture
확 is one picture: something moving big, all at once. On a door it is yanked wide instead of eased open; on a price it is a jump in a single day; on a face it is heat with no time to hide it. In the nose it is a smell rushing in, and in the mind it is yesterday's decision flipped on the spot.