[KS] seok

[Bryan R. Ross]

Owen,

I believe the Korean word for the character is dan (Japanese: taba).
As someone who has spent too many hours trying to convert Asian weights 
and measures to relevant and understandable modern equivalents, I 
highly recommend the following sites.

http://www2.gol.com/users/pbw/unit.htm

http://www.unc.edu/~rowlett/units/index.html

http://www.albany.edu/eas/205/

Bryan Ross
Univ of Hawaii

On Tuesday, April 26, 2005, at 03:42  AM, Owen Miller wrote:

> Dear List,
>  
> While we're on this topic, I have another measurement-related question 
> that someone out there might have the answer to.
> I have come across the term 'sok' (aV - not sure whether Chinese 
> characters show up on here) used for a quantity of paper. I think it 
> is also equivalent to the native Korean word 'mut' (95) meaning some 
> sort of bundle. I would be interested to know whether anyone knows how 
> many sheets of paper this term refers to. Dictionary entries seem to 
> be a little vague.
>  
> Thanks,
> Owen Miller
> SOAS
>  
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Jonathan Best
> To: Korean Studies Discussion List
> Sent: Monday, April 25, 2005 8:30 PM
> Subject: Re: [KS] seok
>
>
> A word to the wise. Surely she, not he?
> Must be Katherine in Polish, I'd surmise.
> All those As.
>
> cheers
> Aidan (male, usually)
>
> AIDAN FOSTER-CARTER
>
> Honorary Senior Research Fellow in Sociology & Modern Korea, Leeds 
> University
>
>
>
> Katarzyna
>
> Katarzyna J. Cwiertka, PhD
> Centre for Japanese and Korean Studies
>
> In a message dated 25/04/2005 18:39:37 GMT Standard Time, 
> jbest at wesleyan.edu
> writes:
>
> > Ergo, if  Mr. Cwiertka is concerned with the
> > volume of a s)*k anytime before the Choson period
> > (and possibly the late Choson period), then the
> > answer to his question is not so clear.  There
> > are basic Chinese reference books giving the
> > dynastic variations in weights and measures that
>
> > one can readily consult.
>
> >
>
>
>
>
> Oops, my sincere apologies to Ms. Cwierta, I did not intend to 
> offend.  In explanation of my mistake, I was responding to Ms. 
> Cwierta's query indirectly through the screen of T.N. Park's response 
> to her query, hence I only had K.J. Cwierta before me. Since I have 
> only known male Koreans to use their initials as an abbreviation of 
> their names, I incorrectly assumed Ms. Cwierta was Mr. Cwierta.  Mea 
> culpa.  My thanks to Aidan Foster-Carter for setting me straight, and 
> again my apologies to Ms. Cwierta.
>
> -- 
>
> Jonathan W. Best
> Art History Program, CFA
> Wesleyan University
> Middletown, CT 06459-0442
>
> Telephone: (860) 685-3025
> FAX: (860) 685-2061
> E-mail: jbest at wesleyan.edu
>
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