죽

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죽 U+C8FD, 죽
HANGUL SYLLABLE JUG
Composition:ㅈ + ㅜ + ㄱ
← 주
 		Hangul Syllables 죾 →

Korean

주죽죾죿준줁줂
줃줄줅줆줇줈줉
줊줋줌줍줎줏줐
중줒줓줔줕줖줗
죠 ←→ 줘

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?juk
Revised Romanization (translit.)?jug
McCune–Reischauer?chuk
Yale Romanization?cwuk

Etymology 1

Ideophone

Ablaut/harmonic pair
Yin-form 죽 (juk)
Yang-form 족 (jok)

죽 • (juk)

  1. in a manner arranged in a row; while arranging in a row
    창문 밖에 물방울이 죽 흐른다.
    changmun bakk-e mulbang'ur-i juk heureunda.
    A drop of water flows in a row outside the window.
  2. (of a recitation or story) without a break; in one seating
  3. tearing in one continuous stroke
  4. (of liquid) sucking or gulping in one continuous stroke
  5. stretching in a broad manner
  6. continuously over a duration of time
  7. looking over in one wide glance
Derived terms
See also
  • 쑥 (ssuk, “protruding deeply”)

Etymology 2

Of native Korean origin.

Noun

죽 • (juk)

  1. a set of ten pieces

Etymology 3

Reading of various hanja.

Syllable

죽 (juk)

  1. 竹: bamboo
    (eumhun reading: 대 죽 (dae juk))
    (MC reading: 竹 (MC trjuwk))
  2. 粥: congee
    (eumhun reading: 죽 죽 (juk juk))
    (MC reading: 粥 (MC yuwk|tsyuwk))

Noun

죽 • (juk)

  1. 粥 soup, broth, gruel, pap
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