수

수 U+C218, 수
HANGUL SYLLABLE SU
Composition:ㅅ + ㅜ
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Korean

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key)[sʰu]
  • Phonetic Hangul[수]
Revised Romanization? su
Revised Romanization (translit.)? su
McCune–Reischauer? su
Yale Romanization? swu
Audio
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Etymology 1
수숙숚숛순숝숞
숟술숡숢숣숤숥
숦숧숨숩숪숫숬
숭숮숯숰숱숲숳
쇼 ←→ 숴

Syllable

수 • (su)

  1. A Hangul syllabic block made up of ㅅ and ㅜ.

Etymology 2

Of native Korean origin.

Noun

수 • (su)

  1. way, means, possibility
  2. male (non-human)
Usage notes

After a future determiner and before, 수 (su, “possibility”) with a form of 있다 (itda, “to exist”) or 없다 (eopda, “not to exist”) may translate as a form of “can” or “cannot”, respectively:

  • 마감기한을 맞출 수 있어요.
    Magamgihaneul matchul su isseoyo.
    I can meet the deadline.
  • 갈 수가 없습니다.
    Gal suga eopseumnida.
    [I] cannot go. (Literally, "The future going possibility does not exist.")
Antonyms
  • (male):: 암 (am, “female (non-human)”)

Etymology 3

Sino-Korean word from 數 (“number”)

Alternative forms
  • 수범주 (數範疇 , subeomju) (North Korea)

Noun

수 • (su) (hanja 數)

  1. number
    • 수를 세다 ― sureul seda ― to count (the number of)
Derived terms

Etymology 4

Sino-Korean word from 水 (“water”)

Noun

수 • (su) (hanja 水)

  1. water
  2. river
  3. (figuratively) north; winter; black
  4. Abbreviation of 수요일 (suyoil): Wednesday
Synonyms
  • (water): 물 (mul)
Derived terms

Etymology 5

Sino-Korean word from 手 (“hand”)

Noun

수 • (su) (hanja 手)

  1. (only used in compounds) hand
Derived terms

Suffix

—수 • (-su) (hanja -手)

  1. -er; -ist (relating to one's skill)
Derived terms

Etymology 6

Korean reading of various Chinese characters.

Syllable

수 (su)

Extended content
  1. 水:
    (MC reading: 水 (MC ɕˠiuɪX))
  2. 手:
    (MC reading: 手 (MC ɕɨuX))
  3. 受:
    (MC reading: 受 (MC d͡ʑɨuX))
  4. 授:
    (MC reading: 授 (MC d͡ʑɨuH))
  5. 首:
    (MC reading: 首 (MC ɕɨuX, ɕɨuH))
  6. 守:
    (MC reading: 守 (MC ɕɨuX, ɕɨuH))
  7. 收:
    (MC reading: 收 (MC ɕɨu, ɕɨuH))
  8. 誰:
    (MC reading: 誰 (MC d͡ʑiuɪ))
  9. 須:
    (MC reading: 須 (MC sɨo))
  10. 雖:
    (MC reading: 雖 (MC siuɪ))
  11. 愁:
    (MC reading: 愁 (MC d͡ʒɨu))
  12. 樹:
    (MC reading: 樹 (MC d͡ʑɨoX, d͡ʑɨoH))
  13. 壽:
    (MC reading: 壽 (MC d͡ʑɨuX, d͡ʑɨuH))
  14. 數:
    (MC reading: 數 (MC ʃɨoX, ʃɨoH, ʃˠʌk̚))
  15. 修:
    (MC reading: 修 (MC sɨu))
  16. 秀:
    (MC reading: 秀 (MC sɨuH))
  17. 囚:
    (MC reading: 囚 (MC zɨu))
  18. 需:
    (MC reading: 需 (MC sɨo))
  19. 帥:
    (MC reading: 帥 (MC ʃˠiuɪH, ʃiuɪt̚))
  20. 殊:
    (MC reading: 殊 (MC d͡ʑɨo))
  21. 隨:
    (MC reading: 隨 (MC ziuᴇ))
  22. 輸:
    (MC reading: 輸 (MC ɕɨo, ɕɨoH))
  23. 獸:
    (MC reading: 獸 (MC ɕɨuH))
  24. 睡:
    (MC reading: 睡 (MC d͡ʑiuᴇH))
  25. 遂:
    (MC reading: 遂 (MC ziuɪH))
  26. 垂:
    (MC reading: 垂 (MC d͡ʑiuᴇ))
  27. 搜:
    (MC reading: 搜)
  28. 洙:
    (MC reading: 洙 (MC d͡ʑɨo))
  29. 琇:
    (MC reading: 琇 (MC jɨuX, sɨuH))
  30. 銖:
    (MC reading: 銖 (MC d͡ʑɨo))
  31. 粹:
    (MC reading: 粹 (MC siuɪH))
  32. 穗:
    (MC reading: 穗 (MC ziuɪH))
  33. 繡:
    (MC reading: 繡 (MC sɨuH))
  34. 隋:
    (MC reading: 隋 (MC ziuᴇ, tʰuɑX))
  35. 髓:
    (MC reading: 髓 (MC siuᴇX))
  36. 袖:
    (MC reading: 袖 (MC zɨuH))
  37. 嗽:
    (MC reading: 嗽 (MC səuH, suk̚, ʃˠʌk̚))
  38. 嫂:
    (MC reading: 嫂 (MC sɑuX))
  39. 岫:
    (MC reading: 岫 (MC zɨuH))
  40. 戍:
    (MC reading: 戍 (MC ɕɨoH))
  41. 漱:
    (MC reading: 漱 (MC ʃɨuH, səuH))
  42. 燧:
    (MC reading: 燧 (MC ziuɪH))
  43. 狩:
    (MC reading: 狩 (MC ɕɨuH))
  44. 璲:
    (MC reading: 璲 (MC ziuɪH))
  45. 瘦:
    (MC reading: 瘦 (MC ʃɨuH))
  46. 綏:
    (MC reading: 綏 (MC siuɪ))
  47. 綬:
    (MC reading: 綬 (MC d͡ʑɨuX, d͡ʑɨuH))
  48. 羞:
    (MC reading: 羞 (MC sɨu))
  49. 茱:
    (MC reading: 茱 (MC d͡ʑɨo))
  50. 蒐:
    (MC reading: 蒐 (MC ʃɨu))
  51. 蓚:
    (MC reading: 蓚)
  52. 藪:
    (MC reading: 藪 (MC səuX))
  53. 邃:
    (MC reading: 邃 (MC siuɪH))
  54. 酬:
    (MC reading: 酬 (MC d͡ʑɨu))
  55. 銹:
    (MC reading: 銹)
  56. 隧:
    (MC reading: 隧 (MC ziuɪH))
  57. 鬚:
    (MC reading: 鬚 (MC sɨo))
  58. 䳠:
    (MC reading: 䳠)
  59. 賥:
    (MC reading: 賥 (MC siuɪH))
  60. 豎:
    (MC reading: 豎 (MC d͡ʑɨoX))
  61. 讎:
    (MC reading: 讎 (MC d͡ʑɨu))
  62. 睢:
    (MC reading: 睢 (MC hiuᴇ, siuɪ, hiuɪ, hiuɪH))
  63. 睟:
    (MC reading: 睟 (MC siuɪH))
  64. 瓍:
    (MC reading: 瓍)
  65. 宿:
    (MC reading: 宿 (MC sɨuH, sɨuk̚))
  66. 汓:
    (MC reading: 汓 (MC zɨu))
  67. 㻽:
    (MC reading: 㻽)
  68. 叟:
    (MC reading: 叟 (MC səuX))
  69. 售:
    (MC reading: 售 (MC d͡ʑɨuH))
  70. 廋:
    (MC reading: 廋 (MC ʃɨu))
  71. 晬:
    (MC reading: 晬 (MC t͡suʌiH))
  72. 殳:
    (MC reading: 殳 (MC d͡ʑɨo))
  73. 泅:
    (MC reading: 泅 (MC zɨu))
  74. 溲:
    (MC reading: 溲)
  75. 瞍:
    (MC reading: 瞍 (MC seu))
  76. 祟:
    (MC reading: 祟 (MC siuɪH))
  77. 籔:
    (MC reading: 籔 (MC ʃɨoX, səuX))
  78. 脺:
    (MC reading: 脺)
  79. 膄:
    (MC reading: 膄)
  80. 膸:
    (MC reading: 膸)
  81. 陲:
    (MC reading: 陲 (MC d͡ʑiuᴇ))
  82. 颼:
    (MC reading: 颼)
  83. 饈:
    (MC reading: 饈)
  84. 寿: Alternative form of 壽
    (MC reading: 寿)
  85. 脩: Alternative form of 修
    (MC reading: 脩 (MC sɨu))
  86. 穂: Alternative form of 穗
    (MC reading: 穂)
  87. 峀: Alternative form of 岫
    (MC reading: 峀)
  88. 竪: Alternative form of 豎
    (MC reading: 竪 (MC d͡ʑɨoX))
  89. 讐: Alternative form of 讎
    (MC reading: 讐)
  90. 濉: Alternative form of 睢
    (MC reading: 濉 (MC siuɪ))

References
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