치

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First attested in the Neung'eomgyeong eonhae (楞嚴經諺解 / 능엄경언해), 1461, as Middle Korean 치 (Yale: chi).

치 • (chi)

1. (after a time or number of people) -'s worth of

   세 달 치 월급 ― se dal chi wolgeup ― three months' worth of salary

2. (dated, derogatory, after an adnominal or determiner) person

   Synonym: 놈 (nom)

Sino-Korean word from 癡 (“foolish, stupid”).

치 • (chi) (hanja 癡)

1. (Buddhism) moha, delusion, ignorance

—치 • (-chi) (hanja 癡)

1. someone who is terrible at...

   ‎길 (gil, “road”) + ‎치 (-chi) → ‎길치 (gilchi, “someone with no sense of directions”)

   ‎기계 (gigye, “machine”) + ‎치 (-chi) → ‎기계치 (gigyechi, “someone who is terrible with electronics”)

• See the hanja entry at 癡 for Sino-Korean compounds of 치 (癡, chi).

Sino-Korean word from 齒 (“tooth”).

치 • (chi)

1. Only used in 치를 떨다 (chi-reul tteolda) and 치가 떨리다 (chi-ga tteollida).

치 • (chi)

1. tooth, teeth

• See the hanja entry at 齒 for Sino-Korean compounds of 치 (齒, chi).

Of native Korean origin.

치 • (chi)

1. (unit of measure) a chi or Korean inch, traditional unit of length equivalent to about 3.03 cm; nowadays most often used in idiomatic expressions.

   Synonym: 촌(寸) (chon)

Sino-Korean word from 値 (“value”).

치 • (chi) (hanja 値)

1. (mathematics, dated) Synonym of 값 (gap, “value”).

—치 • (-chi) (hanja 値)

1. value

   ‎계산 (gyesan, “calculation”) + ‎치 (-chi) → ‎계산치 (gyesanchi, “calculated value”)

   ‎측정 (cheukjeong, “measurement”) + ‎치 (-chi) → ‎측정치 (cheukjeongchi, “measured value”)

• See the hanja entry at 値 for Sino-Korean compounds of 치 (値, chi).

Modern Korean reading of various Chinese characters, from the Middle Korean reading 치 (Yale: chi). Note that in many cases, the Middle Korean form is not attested and the form is reconstructed based on Middle Chinese and modern Korean correspondences.

치 • (chi)

Modern Korean reading of various Chinese characters, from the Middle Korean reading 티 (Yale: thi). In Early Modern Korean, and in the contemporary Pyong'an and Yukjin dialects, these are traditionally still read as 티 (ti).

Note that in many cases, the Middle Korean (or Early Modern or Pyong'an) form is not attested, and the form is reconstructed based on Middle Chinese and modern Korean correspondences.

치 • (chi)