수

See also:㐃

수 U+C218,수 HANGUL SYLLABLE SU Composition: ㅅ+ㅜ ←숗 [U+C217] Hangul Syllables 숙→ [U+C219]

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쇼 ←	→ 숴

Korean

Etymology 1

Sino-Koreanword fromTay(“hand, way”),from theMiddle Koreanreading슈〮(Yale:syú). However, the dependent noun is usually not written inhanja.

The word somewhat displaced the native dependent noun줄(jul,“fact, ability”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul)IPA^(key):[sʰu]

  • Audio:

    (file)

• Phonetic hangul:[수]

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

Dependent noun

수•(su) (usually no hanja; sometimesTay)

1. (after verbal or adjectival adnominals)way,means,possibility,ability;used to express ability, in constructions equivalent to the English modal "can"

   그러는수밖에없겠네.

   Geureoneunsubakke eopgenne.

   I suppose that's all you can do.

   (literally, “[I suppose] there is nowaybut to do that.”)

   움직일수가없다.

   Umjigilsu-ga eopda.

   I can't move.

   (literally, “I lack theabilityto move.”)

   중국을갔을수도있어요.

   Junggug-eul gasseulsu-do isseo-yo.

   He might have gone to China as well.

   (literally, “There is also thepossibilitythat he went to China.”)

Usage notes

• Some speakers mistakenly believe that the element수(su)in the suffix을수록(eulsurok,“the more...”)is this dependent noun, but in reality this is a reflex of Middle Koreanᄉᆞ(Yale:so).

Noun

수•(su) (hanjaTay)

1. (board games)move

   한수만더두면외통수다.

   Hansu-man deo dumyeon oetongsuda.

   Just one moremove,and it's checkmate.

2. (originallyboard games,also figurative)ability,talent,skill

   최소한영어는내가걔보단한수위야.

   Choesohan yeong'eo-neun nae-ga gyaebodan hansuwi-ya.

   At the very least, my skill in English is a notch better than hers.

Suffix

—수•(-su) (hanjaTay)

1. -er;-ist

Derived terms

• 꼼수(kkomsu)
• 외통수(oetongsu)
• See thehanjaentry atTayforSino-Koreancompounds of수(Tay,su).

Etymology 2

Sino-Koreanword fromSố(“number”),from theMiddle Koreanreading수〯(Yale:swǔ).

Pronunciation

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

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

• SouthGyeongsang(Busan)pitch accent:수의/ 수에/ 수까지

  Syllables in red take high pitch. This word always takes low pitch, and heightens the pitch of two subsequent suffixed syllables.

Noun

수•(su) (hanjaSố)

1. number

   Synonyms:숫자(sutja),개수(gaesu)

2. (less common)destiny,fate(especially afavorableone)

   Synonym:운수( vận số )(unsu)

Determiner

수•(su) (hanjaSố)

1. afew,several

   수킬로미터―sukillomiteo―severalkilometers

   수십명―susip myeong―severaltens of people

Usage notes

When used before a numeral, this word is not spaced.

Derived terms

• 수없다(sueopda,“to be countless”)
• 수없이(sueopsi,“countlessly”)
• See thehanjaentry atSốforSino-Koreancompounds of수(Số,su).

Etymology 3

First attested in theBullyu dugongbu si eonhae(Phân loại đỗ Công Bộ thơ ngạn giải / 분류두공부시언해), 1481, asMiddle Korean숳〮(Yale:swúh).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul)IPA^(key):[sʰu]

  • Audio:

    (file)

• Phonetic hangul:[수]

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

Noun

수•(su)

1. (uncommon,usually used as a prefix)male(non-human)

   Synonym:(much more common)수컷(sukeot)

   Antonym:암(am,“female”)

Prefix

수—•(su-)

1. male(non-human)

   Antonym:암(am,“female”)

2. (of objects that fit together)protruding

   Antonym:암(am,“concave, curving inwards”)

Usage notes

As the relic of the Middle Koreancoda/-h/now lost in Modern Korean, the prefix usually aspirates a subsequent plosive.

Derived terms

• 수고양이(sugoyang'i,“male cat”)
• 수꿩(sukkwong,“male pheasant”)
• 수나사(sunasa,“bolt”)
• 수놈(sunom,“male animal”)
• 수소(suso,“male cow”)
• 수캉아지(sukang'aji,“male puppy”)
• 수캐(sukae,“male dog”)
• 수컷(sukeot,“male animal”)
• 수탉(sutak,“rooster”)
• 수탕나귀(sutangnagwi,“jackass”)
• 수퇘지(sutwaeji,“male pig”)
• 수평아리(supyeong'ari,“male chick”)
• 숫기(sutgi,“assertiveness; confidence”)

Etymology 4

Sino-Koreanword fromThủy(“water”),from theMiddle Koreanreading슈〮(Yale:syú).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul)IPA^(key):[sʰu]

  • Audio:

    (file)

• Phonetic hangul:[수]

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

Noun

수•(su) (hanjaThủy)

1. water,as one of theFive PhasesofEast Asiancosmology

   Synonym:(in general)물(mul,“water”)

   Hypernym:오행( ngũ hành )(ohaeng,“Five Phases”)

   Coordinate terms:목( mộc )(mok,“tree”),화( hỏa )(hwa,“fire”),토( thổ )(to,“earth”),금( kim )(geum,“metal”)

2. Short for수요일( thủy diệu nhật )(suyoil):Wednesday

Derived terms

• See thehanjaentry atThủyforSino-Koreancompounds of수(Thủy,su).

Etymology 5

Sino-Koreanword fromThêu(“embroidering”),from theMiddle Koreanreading슈〯(Yale:syǔ).

Pronunciation

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

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

Noun

수•(su) (hanjaThêu)

1. embroidering(incloth)

   Synonym:자수( thêu thùa )(jasu)

   비단에수를놓다―bidan-esu-reul nota―toembroidersilk

Derived terms

• 수( thêu )를 놓다(su-reul nota)
• See thehanjaentry atThêuforSino-Koreancompounds of수(Thêu,su).

Etymology 6

Sino-Koreanword fromĐầu(“head”),from theMiddle Koreanreading슈〮(Yale:syú).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul)IPA^(key):[sʰu]

  • Audio:

    (file)

• Phonetic hangul:[수]

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

Counter

수•(su) (hanjaĐầu)

1. A counter forpoems.
2. (formal)A counter foranimals.

   Synonym:(more common)마리(mari)

Derived terms

• See thehanjaentry atĐầuforSino-Koreancompounds of수(Đầu,su).

Etymology 7

Sino-Koreanword fromChịu(“accept”),from theMiddle Koreanreading슈(Yale:syù).

The sense of "bottom" isorthographic borrowingfromJapaneseChịu け(uke).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul)IPA^(key):[sʰu]

  • Audio:

    (file)

• Phonetic hangul:[수]

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

Noun

수•(su) (hanjaChịu)

1. (Buddhism,philosophy)vedanā(sensationinBuddhistphilosophy)
2. (slang)bottom(in agaysexualrelationship);uke

   Synonym:바텀(bateom)

   Antonym:공( công )(gong,“seme”)

   Hyponym:공수( công thụ )(gongsu)

Derived terms

• See thehanjaentry atChịuforSino-Koreancompounds of수(Chịu,su).

Etymology 8

Sino-Koreanword fromTủy(“bone marrow”),from theMiddle Koreanreading슈〯(Yale:syǔ).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul)IPA^(key):[sʰu]
• Phonetic hangul:[수]

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

Noun

수•(su) (hanjaTủy)

1. (logging)pith(ofwood)

   Synonym:수심( thụ tâm )(susim)

2. (uncommon)bonemarrow

   Synonym:골수( cốt tủy )(golsu)

Derived terms

• See thehanjaentry atTủyforSino-Koreancompounds of수(Tủy,su).

Etymology 9

Sino-Koreanword fromTùy(“the Sui”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul)IPA^(key):[sʰu]
• Phonetic hangul:[수]

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

Proper noun

수•(Su) (hanjaTùy)

1. (formal,academic)theSui,a short-livedChinesedynasty

   Synonym:수나라(Sunara,“the Sui”,usual non-academic term)

Usage notes

As with all historical Chinese polities with a single-character name, the Sui are usually referred to with the suffix나라(nara,“nation, country”)as수나라(Sunara,“the Sui country”)outside of academia.

Derived terms

• See thehanjaentry atTùyforSino-Koreancompounds of수(Tùy,su).

Etymology 10

Sino-Koreanword fromThủ(“defend”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul)IPA^(key):[sʰu]
• Phonetic hangul:[수]

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

Noun

수•(su) (hanjaThủ)

1. (historical)From the fifteenth to the nineteenth centuries, two government offices both belonging to the정사품( chính tứ phẩm )(jeongsapum,“upper degree of the fourth rank of government”):
   1. An office supervising court food supplies
   2. An honorary office given to distant royal relatives

Derived terms

• See thehanjaentry atThủforSino-Koreancompounds of수(Thủ,su).

Etymology 11

Korean reading of various Chinese characters.

Syllable

수(su)

More information

1. Thủy:water

   (eumhunreading:물수(mul su))
   (MCreading:Thủy(MCsywijX))

2. Tay:hand

   (eumhunreading:손수(son su))
   (MCreading:Tay(MCsyuwX))

3. Chịu:accept

   (eumhunreading:받을수(badeul su))
   (MCreading:Chịu(MCdzyuwX))

4. Thụ:give

   (eumhunreading:줄수(jul su))
   (MCreading:Thụ(MCdzyuwH))

5. Đầu:head

   (eumhunreading:머리수(meori su))
   (MCreading:Đầu(MCsyuwX|syuwH))

6. Thủ:protection

   (eumhunreading:지킬수(jikil su))
   (MCreading:Thủ(MCsyuwX|syuwH))

7. Thu:collect

   (eumhunreading:거둘수(geodul su))
   (MCreading:Thu(MCsyuw|syuwH))

8. Ai:

   (MCreading:Ai(MCdzywij))

9. Cần:

   (MCreading:Cần(MCsju))

10. Tuy:although

    (eumhunreading:비록수(birok su))
    (MCreading:Tuy(MCswij))

11. Sầu:

    (MCreading:Sầu(MCdzrjuw))

12. Thụ:tree;plant

    (eumhunreading:나무수(namu su))
    (MCreading:Thụ(MCdzyuX|dzyuH))

13. Thọ:

    (MCreading:Thọ(MCdzyuwX|dzyuwH))

14. Số:

    (MCreading:Số(MCsrjuX|srjuH|sraewk))

15. Tu:discipline

    (eumhunreading:닦을수(dakkeul su))
    (MCreading:Tu(MCsjuw))

16. Tú:outstanding,remarkable,escellent

    (eumhunreading:빼어날수(ppaeeonal su))
    (MCreading:Tú(MCsjuwH))

17. Tù:

    (MCreading:Tù(MCzjuw))

18. Cần:

    (MCreading:Cần(MCsju))

19. Soái:commander

    (eumhunreading:장수수(jangsu su))
    (MCreading:Soái(MCsrwijH|srwit))

20. Thù:

    (MCreading:Thù(MCdzyu))

21. Tùy:

    (MCreading:Tùy(MCzjwe))

22. Thua:totransport;tosend

    (eumhunreading:보낼수(bonael su))
    (MCreading:Thua(MCsyu|syuH))

23. Thú:

    (MCreading:Thú(MCsyuwH))

24. Ngủ:sleeping

    (eumhunreading:졸음수(joreum su))
    (MCreading:Ngủ(MCdzyweH))

25. Toại:

    (MCreading:Toại(MCzwijH))

26. Rũ:

    (MCreading:Rũ(MCdzywe))

27. Lục soát:

    (MCreading:Lục soát)

28. Thù:

    (MCreading:Thù(MCdzyu))

29. Tú:

    (MCreading:Tú(MCyuwX|sjuwH))

30. Thù:

    (MCreading:Thù(MCdzyu))

31. Túy:

    (MCreading:Túy(MCswijH))

32. Tuệ:

    (MCreading:Tuệ(MCzwijH))

33. Thêu:embroider;gorgeous

    (eumhunreading:수놓을수(suno'eul su))
    (MCreading:Thêu(MCsjuwH))

34. Tùy:

    (MCreading:Tùy(MCzjwe|thwaX))

35. Tủy:bonemarrow

    (eumhunreading:뼛골수(ppyeotgol su))
    (MCreading:Tủy(MCsjweX))

36. Tay áo:sleeve

    (eumhunreading:소매수(somae su))
    (MCreading:Tay áo(MCzjuwH))

37. Thấu:

    (MCreading:Thấu(MCsuwH|suwk|sraewk))

38. Tẩu:sister-in-law;elderbrother'swife

    (eumhunreading:형수수(hyeongsu su))
    (MCreading:Tẩu(MCsawX))

39. Tụ:

    (MCreading:Tụ(MCzjuwH))

40. Thú:

    (MCreading:Thú(MCsyuH))

41. Súc:

    (MCreading:Súc(MCsrjuwH|suwH))

42. Toại:

    (MCreading:Toại(MCzwijH))

43. Thú:

    (MCreading:Thú(MCsyuwH))

44. Tụy:

    (MCreading:Tụy(MCzwijH))

45. Gầy:

    (MCreading:Gầy(MCsrjuwH))

46. Tuy:

    (MCreading:Tuy(MCswij))

47. Thụ:

    (MCreading:Thụ(MCdzyuwX|dzyuwH))

48. Xấu hổ:

    (MCreading:Xấu hổ(MCsjuw))

49. Thù:

    (MCreading:Thù(MCdzyu))

50. Sưu:

    (MCreading:Sưu(MCsrjuw))

51. 蓚:

    (MCreading:蓚)

52. Tẩu:

    (MCreading:Tẩu(MCsuwX))

53. Thúy:

    (MCreading:Thúy(MCswijH))

54. Thù:

    (MCreading:Thù(MCdzyuw))

55. Rỉ sắt:

    (MCreading:Rỉ sắt)

56. Toại:

    (MCreading:Toại(MCzwijH))

57. Cần:beard

    (eumhunreading:수염수(suyeom su))
    (MCreading:Cần(MCsju))

58. 䳠:

    (MCreading:䳠)

59. 賥:

    (MCreading:賥(MCswijH))

60. Dựng:

    (MCreading:Dựng(MCdzyuX))

61. Thù:

    (MCreading:Thù(MCdzyuw))

62. Tuy:

    (MCreading:Tuy(MCxjwie|swij|xjwij|xjwijH))

63. Túy:

    (MCreading:Túy(MCswijH))

64. 瓍:

    (MCreading:瓍)

65. Túc:sleep;lodging

    (eumhunreading:잘수(jal su))
    (MCreading:Túc(MCsjuwH|sjuwk))

66. 汓:

    (MCreading:汓(MCzjuw))

67. 㻽:

    (MCreading:㻽)

68. Tẩu:

    (MCreading:Tẩu(MCsuwX))

69. Bán:

    (MCreading:Bán(MCdzyuwH))

70. Sưu:

    (MCreading:Sưu(MCsrjuw))

71. Tối:

    (MCreading:Tối(MCtswojH))

72. Thù:

    (MCreading:Thù(MCdzyu))

73. Tù:

    (MCreading:Tù(MCzjuw))

74. Sửu:

    (MCreading:Sửu)

75. Tẩu:

    (MCreading:Tẩu(MCsew))

76. Túy:

    (MCreading:Túy(MCswijH))

77. 籔:

    (MCreading:籔(MCsrjuX|suwX))

78. 脺:

    (MCreading:脺)

79. Sấu:

    (MCreading:Sấu)

80. 膸:

    (MCreading:膸)

81. Thùy:

    (MCreading:Thùy(MCdzywe))

82. Sưu:

    (MCreading:Sưu)

83. Tu:

    (MCreading:Tu)

84. Thọ:Alternative form ofThọ

    (MCreading:Thọ)

85. Tu:Alternative form ofTu

    (MCreading:Tu(MCsjuw))

86. Tuệ:Alternative form ofTuệ

    (MCreading:Tuệ)

87. Tụ:Alternative form ofTụ

    (MCreading:Tụ)

88. Thụ:Alternative form ofDựng

    (MCreading:Thụ(MCdzyuX))

89. Thù:Alternative form ofThù

    (MCreading:Thù)

90. Tuy:Alternative form ofTuy

    (MCreading:Tuy(MCswij))

References

• Supreme Court of the Republic of Korea(대한민국 대법원,Daehanmin'guk Daebeobwon) (2018). Table of hanja for personal names (인명용 한자표 / người danh dùng chữ Hán biểu,Inmyeong-yong hanja-pyo).[1]