썩

썩 U+C369, 썩 HANGUL SYLLABLE SSEOG Composition: ㅆ + ㅓ + ㄱ ← 써 [U+C368] Hangul Syllables 썪 → [U+C36A]

써썩썪썫썬썭썮 썯썰썱썲썳썴썵 썶썷썸썹썺썻썼 썽썾썿쎀쎁쎂쎃
썌 ←	→ 쎄

Korean

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [s͈ʌ̹k̚]
• Phonetic hangul: [썩]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	sseok
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	sseog
McCune–Reischauer?	ssŏk
Yale Romanization?	ssek

Etymology 1

Intensive form of 석 (seok).

Ideophone

Ablaut/harmonic pair

Yin-form	썩 (sseok)
Yang-form	싹 (ssak)

Consonant set

Plain	석 (seok)
Intensive	썩 (sseok)

썩 • (sseok)

1. (of paper, etc.) while cutting in one quite powerful stroke
2. (by extension) while quite forcefully pushing, while quite forcefully extending (a line on paper, etc.)
3. exceedingly

   기분이 썩 좋지는 않아.

   gibun-i sseok jochi-neun ana.

   I don't feel that great.

4. swiftly, with haste

   이 잔 부순 사람 썩 안 나와?

   i jan busun saram sseok an nawa?

   Whoever broke this cup, come out now!

Etymology 2

Onomatopoeia.

Ideophone

썩 • (sseok)

1. (onomatopoeia) while crunching and eating (a fruit, etc.)