손

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손 U+C190, 손
HANGUL SYLLABLE SON
Composition:ㅅ + ㅗ + ㄴ
← 솏
 		Hangul Syllables 솑 →
소속솎솏손솑솒
솓솔솕솖솗솘솙
솚솛솜솝솞솟솠
송솢솣솤솥솦솧
셰 ←→ 솨

Korean

Etymology 1

First attested in the Hunminjeong'eum haerye (訓民正音解例 / 훈민정음해례), 1446, as Middle Korean 손〮 (Yale: swón).

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?son
Revised Romanization (translit.)?son
McCune–Reischauer?son
Yale Romanization?son

Noun

손 (son, “hand”).

손 • (son)

  1. hand (organ of humans and humanoid animals)
    오른손
    oreunson
    right hand
    왼손
    oenson
    left hand
    손에 페인트가 묻었다. ― Son-e peinteuga mudeotda. ― I have paint on my hand.
  2. free hand
    이거 드느라 손이 없는데 문을 어떻게 열어? (casual)
    Igeo deuneura son-i eomneunde mun-eul eotteoke yeoreo?
    I don't have a free hand because I'm holding these, so how should I open the door?
Derived terms
Derived terms
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Etymology 2

First attested in the Yongbi eocheon'ga (龍飛御天歌 / 용비어천가), 1447, as Middle Korean 손 (Yale: swòn).

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?son
Revised Romanization (translit.)?son
McCune–Reischauer?son
Yale Romanization?son

Noun

손 • (son)

  1. visitor, guest
    Synonyms: 손님 (sonnim), 객(客) (gaek)
  2. customer, patron
    Synonym: 손님 (sonnim)
Derived terms
Derived terms

Etymology 3

Sino-Korean word from 損.

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?son
Revised Romanization (translit.)?son
McCune–Reischauer?son
Yale Romanization?sōn

Noun

손 • (son) (hanja 損)

  1. damage, loss (usually financial)
    Synonym: 손해(損害) (sonhae)
Derived terms

Etymology 4

Korean reading of various Chinese characters.

Syllable

손 • (son)

More information
  1. 孫:
    (MC reading: 孫 (MC swon))
  2. 損:
    (MC reading: 損 (MC swonX))
  3. 遜:
    (MC reading: 遜 (MC swonH))
  4. 巽:
    (MC reading: 巽 (MC swonH))
  5. 蓀:
    (MC reading: 蓀 (MC swon))
  6. 飧:
    (MC reading: 飧 (MC swon))
  7. 飡: Alternative form of 飧
    (MC reading: 飡)
  8. 喰:
    (MC reading: 喰)
  9. 噀:
    (MC reading: 噀)
  10. 愻:
    (MC reading: 愻 (MC swonH))
  11. 搎:
    (MC reading: 搎 (MC swon))
  12. 槂:
    (MC reading: 槂)
  13. 潠:
    (MC reading: 潠 (MC swonH))
  14. 猻:
    (MC reading: 猻 (MC swon))
  15. 薞:
    (MC reading: 薞)
  16. 顨:
    (MC reading: 顨)
  17. 飱:
    (MC reading: 飱)

Middle Korean

Etymology 1

From Old Korean 手 (SWON-).

Pronunciation

Noun

손〮 (swón) (locative 소내〮 (swòn-áy))

  1. hand
Descendants
  • Korean: 손 (son)

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

Noun

손 (swòn) (locative 소내〮 (swòn-áy))

  1. guest
Descendants
  • Korean: 손 (son)
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