함

함 U+D568, 함 HANGUL SYLLABLE HAM Composition: ㅎ + ㅏ + ㅁ ← 핧 [U+D567] Hangul Syllables 합 → [U+D569]

하학핚핛한핝핞 핟할핡핢핣핤핥 핦핧함합핪핫핬 항핮핯핰핱핲핳
피 ←	→ 해

Korean

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 函.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ha̠(ː)m]
• Phonetic hangul: [함(ː)]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

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

Noun

함 • (ham) (hanja 函)

1. box

   Synonym: 상자(箱子) (sangja)

   투표함(投票函) ― ballot box

Derived terms

• See the hanja entry at 函 for Sino-Korean compounds of 함 (函, ham).

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 艦.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ha̠(ː)m]
• Phonetic hangul: [함(ː)]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

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

Noun

함 • (ham) (hanja 艦)

1. warship

   Synonym: 군함(軍艦) (gunham)

   Hypernym: 함정(艦艇) (hamjeong)

Derived terms

• See the hanja entry at 艦 for Sino-Korean compounds of 함 (艦, ham).

Etymology 3

Probably originally dialectal or alternately a fairly recent contraction, since it is not found in dictionaries of the standard language. Nowadays used in Seoul as well.

Adverb

함 • (ham)

1. (slang) Contraction of 한번 (hanbeon, “sometime; when you have the chance”).

   함 봐봐. ― Ham bwa-bwa. ― Have a look at this.

Usage notes

• Generally used only with certain common verbs, among which the most common is 보다 (boda, “to see, to try”).
• The contraction is not used for the literal "once" sense.

Etymology 4

Verb

함 • (ham) (verbal noun of 하다)

1. formal non-polite verbal noun of 하다 (hada)

   Synonym: 하기 (hagi)

Etymology 5

Korean reading of various Chinese characters.

Syllable

함 • (ham)

More information

1. 咸: all

   (eumhun reading: 다 함 (da ham))
   (MC reading: 咸 (MC heam))

2. 含: mouthing

   (eumhun reading: 머금을 함 (meogeumeul ham))
   (MC reading: 含 (MC hom))

3. 艦: warship

   (eumhun reading: 싸움배 함 (ssaumbae ham))
   (MC reading: 艦 (MC haemX))

4. 函: box

   (eumhun reading: 함 함 (ham ham))
   (MC reading: 函 (MC hom|heam))

5. 陷: plunging

   (eumhun reading: 빠질 함 (ppajil ham))
   (MC reading: 陷 (MC heamH))

6. 喊: sound

   (eumhun reading: 소리 함 (sori ham))
   (MC reading: 喊 (MC xamX|heamX|xeamX))

7. 啣: bit

   (eumhun reading: 재갈 함 (jaegal ham))
   (MC reading: 啣)

8. 涵: wet

   (eumhun reading: 젖을 함 (jeojeul ham))
   (MC reading: 涵 (MC hom|homX))

9. 緘: sealing

   (eumhun reading: 봉할 함 (bonghal ham))
   (MC reading: 緘 (MC keam))

10. 檻: cage

    (eumhun reading: 우리 함 (uri ham))
    (MC reading: 檻 (MC haemX))

11. 銜: bit

    (eumhun reading: 재갈 함 (jaegal ham))
    (MC reading: 銜 (MC haem))

12. 鹹: salty

    (eumhun reading: 짤 함 (jjal ham))
    (MC reading: 鹹 (MC heam))