힘

힘 U+D798, 힘 HANGUL SYLLABLE HIM Composition: ㅎ + ㅣ + ㅁ ← 힗 [U+D797] Hangul Syllables 힙 → [U+D799]

히힉힊힋힌힍힎 힏힐힑힒힓힔힕 힖힗힘힙힚힛힜 힝힞힟힠힡힢힣
희 ←

Korean

Etymology

First attested in the Seokbo sangjeol (釋譜詳節 / 석보상절), 1447, as Middle Korean 힘〮 (Yale: hím).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [çim]

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• Phonetic hangul: [힘]

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

• South Gyeongsang (Busan) pitch accent: 힘의 / 힘에 / 힘까지

  Syllables in red take high pitch. This word always takes high pitch and also heightens the next suffixed syllable.

Noun

힘 • (him)

1. strength; power
2. (physics) force
3. (tarot) Strength (Tarot card)

Derived terms

• 힘들다 (himdeulda, “(to be) difficult, (to be) tired”)

 

See also

• 力 (ryeok), the hanja for "power; force"
• 強 (gang), the hanja for "strength"

 

Further reading

• 힘 in Korean-English Learners' Dictionary, National Institute of Korean Language, cc by-sa 2.0 kr.

Middle Korean

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /hím/

Noun

힘〮 (hím) (locative 히〮메〮 (hím-éy))

1. muscle
   • 1465, 圓覺經諺解 / 원각경언해 (Won'gakgyeong Eonhae) [Korean Translation of the Sutra of Perfect Enlightenment]:

     고기와힘과ᄲᅧ와ᄂᆞᆫ

     kwoki-Gwa him-kwa spye-Gwa-non

     as for the meat and the muscle and the bone

Descendants

• Korean: 힘 (him)