초

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초 U+CD08, 초
HANGUL SYLLABLE CO
Composition:ㅊ + ㅗ
← 촇
 		Hangul Syllables 촉 →
초촉촊촋촌촍촎
촏촐촑촒촓촔촕
촖촗촘촙촚촛촜
총촞촟촠촡촢촣
쳬 ←→ 촤

Korean

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?cho
Revised Romanization (translit.)?cho
McCune–Reischauer?ch'o
Yale Romanization?cho

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 秒.

Noun

초 • (cho) (hanja 秒)

  1. the SI unit of time, second
  2. (geometry) a second of arc
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 初.

Noun

초 • (cho) (hanja 初)

  1. the early part of a time period; the beginning
    Antonym: 말(末) (mal, “end”)
    60년대 초
    yuksimnyeondae cho
    The early 60s
  2. (baseball) top (of an inning)
    Coordinate term: 말(末) (mal, “bottom (of an inning)”)
    1회 초
    ilhoe cho
    The top of the first inning
Derived terms

Etymology 3

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

Nativisation of the Sino-Korean term 촉 (燭, chok).

Noun

초 • (cho)

  1. candle

Etymology 4

Korean reading of various Chinese characters.

Syllable

초 • (cho)

More information
  1. 草:
    (MC reading: 草 (MC tshawX))
  2. 招:
    (MC reading: 招 (MC tsyew))
  3. 肖:
    (MC reading: 肖 (MC sjewH))
  4. 超:
    (MC reading: 超 (MC trhjew))
  5. 抄:
    (MC reading: 抄 (MC tsrhaew|tsrhaewH))
  6. 礎:
    (MC reading: 礎 (MC tsrhjoX))
  7. 樵:
    (MC reading: 樵 (MC dzjew))
  8. 焦:
    (MC reading: 焦 (MC tsjew))
  9. 蕉:
    (MC reading: 蕉 (MC tsjew))
  10. 楚:
    (MC reading: 楚 (MC tsrhjoX|tsrhjoH))
  11. 剿:
    (MC reading: 剿)
  12. 哨:
    (MC reading: 哨 (MC sjew|tshjewH))
  13. 憔:
    (MC reading: 憔 (MC dzjew))
  14. 梢:
    (MC reading: 梢 (MC sraew))
  15. 椒:
    (MC reading: 椒 (MC tsjew))
  16. 炒:
    (MC reading: 炒 (MC tsrhaewX))
  17. 硝:
    (MC reading: 硝 (MC sjew))
  18. 礁:
    (MC reading: 礁)
  19. 稍:
    (MC reading: 稍 (MC sraewH))
  20. 苕:
    (MC reading: 苕 (MC dew))
  21. 貂:
    (MC reading: 貂 (MC tew))
  22. 酢:
    (MC reading: 酢 (MC dzak))
  23. 醋:
    (MC reading: 醋 (MC tshuH))
  24. 醮:
    (MC reading: 醮 (MC tsjew|tsjewH))
  25. 岧:
    (MC reading: 岧 (MC dew))
  26. 釥:
    (MC reading: 釥 (MC tshjewX))
  27. 俏:
    (MC reading: 俏 (MC tshjewH))
  28. 𪓐:
    (MC reading: 𪓐 (MC tsrhjoX))
  29. 偢:
    (MC reading: 偢)
  30. 僬:
    (MC reading: 僬 (MC dzjew|tsjew|tsjewH))
  31. 勦:
    (MC reading: 勦 (MC dzraew|tsjewX))
  32. 噍:
    (MC reading: 噍 (MC tsjew|dzjewH))
  33. 嫶:
    (MC reading: 嫶)
  34. 峭:
    (MC reading: 峭 (MC tshjewH))
  35. 嶕:
    (MC reading: 嶕 (MC dzjew))
  36. 怊:
    (MC reading: 怊 (MC trhjew|tsyhew))
  37. 悄:
    (MC reading: 悄 (MC tshjewX))
  38. 愀:
    (MC reading: 愀 (MC tshjewX|dzjuwX))
  39. 杪:
    (MC reading: 杪 (MC mjiewX))
  40. 燋:
    (MC reading: 燋 (MC tsjew|tsjak))
  41. 綃:
    (MC reading: 綃 (MC sjew|sraew))
  42. 耖:
    (MC reading: 耖 (MC tsrhaewH))
  43. 誚:
    (MC reading: 誚 (MC dzjewH))
  44. 譙:
    (MC reading: 譙 (MC dzjew))
  45. 趠:
    (MC reading: 趠 (MC trhaewH|trhaewk))
  46. 軺:
    (MC reading: 軺 (MC yew|dzyew))
  47. 迢:
    (MC reading: 迢 (MC dew))
  48. 鈔:
    (MC reading: 鈔 (MC tsrhaew|tsrhaewH))
  49. 鍬:
    (MC reading: 鍬)
  50. 鍫:
    (MC reading: 鍫 (MC tshjew))
  51. 鞘:
    (MC reading: 鞘 (MC sraew|sjewH))
  52. 顦:
    (MC reading: 顦 (MC dzjew))
  53. 髫:
    (MC reading: 髫 (MC dew))
  54. 鷦:
    (MC reading: 鷦 (MC tsjew))
  55. 齠:
    (MC reading: 齠 (MC dew))

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