계

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계 U+ACC4, 계
HANGUL SYLLABLE GYE
Composition:ㄱ + ㅖ
← 곃
 		Hangul Syllables 곅 →
계곅곆곇곈곉곊
곋곌곍곎곏곐곑
곒곓곔곕곖곗곘
곙곚곛곜곝곞곟
겨 ←→ 고

Korean

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?gye
Revised Romanization (translit.)?gye
McCune–Reischauer?kye
Yale Romanization?kyey

Etymology 1

Noun

계 • (gye) (hanja 契)

  1. kye, a Korean rotating savings and credit association

Etymology 2

Suffix

—계 • (-gye) (hanja 界)

  1. world; realm
    음악계(音樂界)
    eumakgye(音樂 界 )
    music industry
  2. (taxonomy) kingdom
Related terms

Etymology 3

Noun

계 • (gye) (hanja 計)

  1. (Internet slang) Short for 계정(計定) (gyejeong, “account”).

Etymology 4

Sino-Korean word from 癸

Noun

계 • (gye) (hanja 癸)

  1. the tenth of the ten heavenly stems
Coordinate terms
one of ten heavenly stems

Etymology 5

Korean reading of various Chinese characters.

Syllable

계 (gye)

Extended content
  1. 癸: tenth heavenly stem
    (eumhun reading: 천간 계 (cheon'gan gye))
    (MC reading: 癸 (MC kjwijX))
  2. 季: end, final; season
    (eumhun reading: 끝 계 (kkeut gye))
    (MC reading: 季 (MC kjwijH))
  3. 界: boundary
    (eumhun reading: 지경 계 (jigyeong gye))
    (MC reading: 界 (MC keajH))
  4. 計: calculation; plan; total
    (eumhun reading: 셀 계 (sel gye))
    (MC reading: 計 (MC kejH))
  5. 溪: stream
    (eumhun reading: 시내 계 (sinae gye))
    (MC reading: 溪 (MC khej))
  6. 鷄: chicken
    (eumhun reading: 닭 계 (dak gye))
    (MC reading: 鷄 (MC kej))
  7. 系: connect, link
    (eumhun reading: 이을 계 (ieul gye))
    (MC reading: 系 (MC hejH))
  8. 係: connection
    (eumhun reading: 맬 계 (mael gye))
    (MC reading: 係 (MC kejH))
  9. 戒: caution, warn
    (eumhun reading: 경계할 계 (gyeonggyehal gye))
    (MC reading: 戒 (MC keajH))
  10. 械: weapons, instruments
    (eumhun reading: 형틀 계 (hyeongteul gye))
    (MC reading: 械 (MC heajH))
  11. 繼: continue, persist; inherit
    (eumhun reading: 이을 계 (ieul gye))
    (MC reading: 繼 (MC kejH))
  12. 契: contract, bond; a Korean rotating savings and credit association
    (eumhun reading: 맺을 계 (maejeul gye))
    (MC reading: 契 (MC khejH|khj+t|khet))
  13. 桂: cinnamon
    (eumhun reading: 계수나무 계 (gyesunamu gye))
    (MC reading: 桂 (MC kwejH))
  14. 啓: open, begin
    (eumhun reading: 열 계 (yeol gye))
    (MC reading: 啓)
  15. 階: steps, stairs; rank, degree
    (eumhun reading: 섬돌 계 (seomdol gye))
    (MC reading: 階 (MC keaj))
  16. 繫: bind, connect
    (eumhun reading: 맬 계 (mael gye))
    (MC reading: 繫 (MC kejH|hejH))
  17. 誡:
    (MC reading: 誡 (MC keajH))
  18. 烓:
    (MC reading: 烓 (MC 'wej|khwengX))
  19. 屆:
    (MC reading: 屆 (MC keajH))
  20. 悸:
    (MC reading: 悸 (MC gjwijH))
  21. 棨:
    (MC reading: 棨 (MC khejX))
  22. 稽: to examine
    (eumhun reading: 상고할 계 (sanggohal gye))
    (MC reading: 稽 (MC kej|khejX))
  23. 谿:
    (MC reading: 谿 (MC khej))
  24. 堦:
    (MC reading: 堦 (MC keaj))
  25. 瘈:
    (MC reading: 瘈)
  26. 禊:
    (MC reading: 禊 (MC hejH))
  27. 綮:
    (MC reading: 綮 (MC khejX))
  28. 縘:
    (MC reading: 縘)
  29. 罽:
    (MC reading: 罽 (MC kjejH))
  30. 薊:
    (MC reading: 薊 (MC kejH))
  31. 雞: Alternative form of 鷄
    (MC reading: 雞 (MC kej))
  32. 髻:
    (MC reading: 髻 (MC kejH))
  33. 堺: Alternative form of 界
    (MC reading: 堺)
  34. 磎: Alternative form of 谿
    (MC reading: 磎 (MC khej))
  35. 乩:
    (MC reading: 乩)
  36. 启:
    (MC reading: 启 (MC khejX))
  37. 啟:
    (MC reading: 啟 (MC khejX))
  38. 挈:
    (MC reading: 挈 (MC khet))
  39. 筓:
    (MC reading: 筓)
  40. 継:
    (MC reading: 継)
  41. 繋:
    (MC reading: 繋)
  42. 葪:
    (MC reading: 葪)
  43. 鳮:
    (MC reading: 鳮)

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