흠

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흠 U+D760, 흠
HANGUL SYLLABLE HEUM
Composition:ㅎ + ㅡ + ㅁ
← 흟
 		Hangul Syllables 흡 →
흐흑흒흓흔흕흖
흗흘흙흚흛흜흝
흞흟흠흡흢흣흤
흥흦흧흨흩흪흫
휴 ←→ 희

Korean

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 欠 (“to yawn, lack, be deficient in”).

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key):
  • Phonetic hangul:
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?heum
Revised Romanization (translit.)?heum
McCune–Reischauer?hŭm
Yale Romanization?hūm

Noun

흠 • (heum) (hanja 欠)

  1. crack, scratch, scar, blemish
    Synonym: 하자(瑕疵) (haja)
  2. flaw, fault, defect, shortcoming, weakness
    Synonym: 결점(缺點) (gyeoljeom)
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Of native Korean origin.

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?heum
Revised Romanization (translit.)?heum
McCune–Reischauer?hŭm
Yale Romanization?hum

Interjection

흠 • (heum)

  1. (onomatopoeia) hm, hmm, mm, hum
    Synonym: 음 (eum)
    흠, 확실해? ― Heum, hwaksilhae? ― Hmm, are you certain?
    흠, 한번 생각해 볼게요. ― Heum, hanbeon saenggakhae bolgeyo. ― Well, I'll think about it.

Etymology 3

Korean reading of various Chinese characters.

Syllable

흠 (heum)

More information
  1. 欽:
    (MC reading: 欽 (MC khim))
  2. 欠:
    (MC reading: 欠 (MC khjaemH))
  3. 歆:
    (MC reading: 歆 (MC xim))
  4. 鑫:
    (MC reading: 鑫)
  5. 廞:
    (MC reading: 廞 (MC xim|ximX))

References

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