시

Sino-Korean word from 時, from the Middle Korean reading 시 (Yale: sì), from Middle Chinese 時 (MC dzyi).

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시 • (si) (hanja 時)

1. hour (time)
2. time

• 시도 때도 없다 (sido ttaedo eopda, “to be recurrent”)
• See the hanja entry at 時 for Sino-Korean compounds of 시 (時, si).

Sino-Korean word from 市, from the Middle Korean reading 시〯 (Yale: sǐ), from Middle Chinese 市 (MC dzyiX).

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  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

시 • (si) (hanja 市)

1. town, city

   시 의회는 그 문제가 주민 투표를 거쳐야 할 사안이라고 결정하였다.

   Si uihoe-neun geu munje-ga jumin tupyo-reul geocheoya hal saan-irago gyeoljeonghayeotda.

   The city council decided the matter should go to public vote.

2. (South Korea, government) an administrative region, a division of a province having a population of over 150,000

   (Administrative divisions of South Korea) 리(里) (ri), 동(洞) (dong), 면(面) (myeon), 읍(邑) (eup), 구(區) (gu), 군(郡) (gun), 시(市) (si), 도(道) (do)

• See the hanja entry at 市 for Sino-Korean compounds of 시 (市, si).

Sino-Korean word from 詩, from the Middle Korean reading 시 (Yale: sì), from Middle Chinese 詩 (MC syi).

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시 • (si) (hanja 詩)

1. poem, poetry

   시를 읊다 ― si-reul eupda ― to recite poetry

• See the hanja entry at 詩 for Sino-Korean compounds of 시 (詩, si).

Sino-Korean word from 視. Compare Japanese 視(し) (-shi, “treating as; viewing as”).

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—시 • (-si) (hanja 視)

1. treating as; viewing as

   적대시 (敵對視) ― treating with hostility

   금기시 (禁忌視) ― viewing as a taboo

   문제시 (問題視) ― viewing as a problem

• See the hanja entry at 視 for Sino-Korean compounds of 시 (視, si).

Korean reading of various Chinese characters.

시 (si)