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U+C190, 손
HANGUL SYLLABLE SON
Composition: + +

[U+C18F]
Hangul Syllables
[U+C191]




셰 ←→ 솨

Korean

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Etymology 1

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First attested in the Hunminjeong'eum haerye (訓民正音解例 / 훈민정음해례), 1446, as Middle Korean 손〮 (Yale: swón).

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [sʰo̞n]
    • Audio:(file)
  • Phonetic hangul: []
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?son
Revised Romanization (translit.)?son
McCune–Reischauer?son
Yale Romanization?son

Noun

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(son, hand).

(son)

  1. hand (organ of humans and humanoid animals)
    오른
    oreunson
    right hand
    oenson
    left hand
    페인트 묻었다.Son-e peinteuga mudeotda.I have paint on my hand.
  2. free hand
    이거 드느라 없는데 어떻게 열어? (casual)
    igeo deuneura son-i eomneunde mun-eul eotteoke yeoreo?
    I don't have a free hand because I'm holding these, so how should I open the door?
Derived terms
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See also
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Etymology 2

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First attested in the Yongbi eocheon'ga (龍飛御天歌 / 용비어천가), 1447, as Middle Korean  (Yale: swòn).

Pronunciation

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Romanizations
Revised Romanization?son
Revised Romanization (translit.)?son
McCune–Reischauer?son
Yale Romanization?son

Noun

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(son)

  1. visitor, guest
    Synonyms: 손님 (sonnim), 객(客) (gaek)
  2. customer, patron
    Synonym: 손님 (sonnim)
Derived terms
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Etymology 3

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Sino-Korean word from .

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [sʰo̞(ː)n]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?son
Revised Romanization (translit.)?son
McCune–Reischauer?son
Yale Romanization?sōn

Noun

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(son) (hanja )

  1. damage, loss (usually financial)
    Synonym: 손해(損害) (sonhae)
Derived terms
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Etymology 4

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Korean reading of various Chinese characters.

Syllable

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(son)

Middle Korean

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Etymology 1

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From Old Korean (SWON-).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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손〮 (swón) (locative 소내〮 (swòn-áy))

  1. hand
Descendants
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  • Korean: (son)

Etymology 2

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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(swòn) (locative 소내〮 (swòn-áy))

  1. guest
Descendants
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  • Korean: (son)