겸

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겸 U+ACB8, 겸
HANGUL SYLLABLE GYEOM
Composition:ㄱ + ㅕ + ㅁ
← 겷
 		Hangul Syllables 겹 →
겨격겪겫견겭겮
겯결겱겲겳겴겵
겶겷겸겹겺겻겼
경겾겿곀곁곂곃
게 ←→ 계

Korean

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?gyeom
Revised Romanization (translit.)?gyeom
McCune–Reischauer?kyŏm
Yale Romanization?kyem

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 兼.

Noun

겸 • (gyeom) (hanja 兼)

  1. cum
    서재 겸 사랑
    seojae gyeom sarang
    a study cum salon
  2. as well as, in addition
    님도 보고 뽕도 딸 겸
    nimdo bogo ppongdo ttal gyeom
    to see the lover as well as to pick mulberry leaves
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Etymology 2

Reading of various hanja characters.

Syllable

겸 (gyeom)

  1. 傔:
    (MC reading: 傔 (MC khemH))
  2. 嗛:
    (MC reading: 嗛 (MC khemX))
  3. 岒:
    (MC reading: 岒)
  4. 慊:
    (MC reading: 慊 (MC khemX))
  5. 拑:
    (MC reading: 拑 (MC gjem))
  6. 歉:
    (MC reading: 歉 (MC khemX|kheamX|kheamH))
  7. 箝:
    (MC reading: 箝 (MC gjem))
  8. 縑:
    (MC reading: 縑 (MC kem))
  9. 蒹:
    (MC reading: 蒹 (MC kem))
  10. 謙: refuse; modest
    (eumhun reading: 사양할 겸 (sayanghal gyeom))
    (MC reading: 謙 (MC khem))
  11. 鉗:
    (MC reading: 鉗 (MC gjem))
  12. 鎌: sickle
    (eumhun reading: 낫 겸 (nat gyeom))
    (MC reading: 鎌 (MC ljem))
  13. 黚:
    (MC reading: 黚 (MC gim|gjem))
  14. 鼸:
    (MC reading: 鼸 (MC hemX))
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