Frame in Korean 🇰🇷

틀 info.

Tips to Remember:
• Think of 틀 (teul) as a “mold” that shapes or forms something – just as a mold gives structure to clay, a frame gives structure to a picture.
• Associate the sound “teul” with “tool” that helps build or fix a frame.

Explanations:
• 틀 (teul) primarily means “frame,” “mold,” or “template.” It refers both to a physical structure (like a picture frame) and to an abstract structure (like a pattern or set framework of ideas).

Other Words with Similar Meanings:
• 액자 (aekja) – specifically means a picture frame.
• 테두리 (teduri) – means border or edge, which can be thought of as a frame.
• 형식 (hyeongsik) – means format or form, sometimes used in the sense of a set pattern.

Alternate Meanings and Slang:
• 틀 can be used metaphorically to indicate a fixed mindset or conventional way of doing things (e.g., “사고의 틀” meaning “frame of thinking”).
• In casual conversation, saying someone “틀에 박혔다” (teul-e bakhyeotda) means they are stuck in old, uncreative patterns or routines.

Examples of Sentences:
1. “이 그림은 예쁜 틀에 넣어졌어.”
 Romanized: “I geurimeun yeppeun teul-e neo-eojyeosseo.”
 (Translation: “This picture is put in a beautiful frame.”)

2. “창의적인 생각은 고정된 틀을 벗어나야 한다.”
 Romanized: “Chang-uijeogin saenggageun gojeongdoen teul-eul beoseonaya handa.”
 (Translation: “Creative thinking must break free from fixed patterns.”)

3. “그의 글은 전통적인 틀에 머물러 있다.”
 Romanized: “Geuui geureun jeontongjeogin teul-e meomulleo itda.”
 (Translation: “His writing stays within conventional frameworks.”)

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