Korean Hanja for “late”

In Korean, 莻 is a Hanja form for “late.”

Hanja are Chinese characters used in Korean writing. Its Korean reading is written 늦 in Hangul, the Korean alphabet. Historical Korean references also record it in servant names and a place name.

Examples appear in the illustrated moral-instruction book 동국신속삼강행실도 (1617) and in editions of 구황촬요 (1554/1660), a famine-relief guide.

Someone sent 莻 alone—what does it mean?

Ask which language the sender means.

Korean Hanja references use 莻 for “late.” A Taiwan Mandarin reference assigns it a different reading. The character alone does not tell you which language or reading the sender intends.