척

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척 U+CC99, 척
HANGUL SYLLABLE CEOG
Composition:ㅊ + ㅓ + ㄱ
← 처
 		Hangul Syllables 첚 →
처척첚첛천첝첞
첟철첡첢첣첤첥
첦첧첨첩첪첫첬
청첮첯첰첱첲첳
챼 ←→ 체

Korean

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?cheok
Revised Romanization (translit.)?cheog
McCune–Reischauer?ch'ŏk
Yale Romanization?chek

Etymology 1

Of native Korean origin.

Dependent noun

척 • (cheok)

  1. pretense; as if
    난 그냥 모른 척 했다. (formal non-polite style) ― Nan geunyang moreun cheok haetda. ― I just pretended like I didn't understand.
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Etymology 2

Noun

척 • (cheok)

  1. 隻: (counter) boat
  2. 尺: Synonym of 자 (ja), the Korean foot of about 30.3 cm

Syllable

척 (cheok)

  1. 倜: magnanimous
    (eumhun reading: 대범할 척 (daebeomhal cheok))
    (MC reading: 倜 (MC thek))
  2. 刺: poke
    (eumhun reading: 찌를 척 (jjireul cheok))
    (MC reading: 刺 (MC tshjeH|tshjek))
  3. 剔: scrape
    (eumhun reading: 바를 척 (bareul cheok))
    (MC reading: 剔 (MC thek))
  4. 尺: unit of length
    (eumhun reading: 자 척 (ja cheok))
    (MC reading: 尺 (MC tsyhek))
  5. 慽: sorrow
    (eumhun reading: 근심할 척 (geunsimhal cheok))
    (MC reading: 慽 (MC tshek))
  6. 戚: brethren
    (eumhun reading: 겨레 척 (gyeore cheok))
    (MC reading: 戚 (MC tshek))
  7. 拓: gather
    (eumhun reading: 주울 척 (juul cheok))
    (MC reading: 拓 (MC thak|tsyek))
  8. 擲: toss
    (eumhun reading: 던질 척 (deonjil cheok))
    (MC reading: 擲 (MC drjek))
  9. 斥: repulse
    (eumhun reading: 물리칠 척 (mullichil cheok))
    (MC reading: 斥 (MC tsyhaeH|tsyhek))
  10. 滌: wash
    (eumhun reading: 씻을 척 (ssiseul cheok))
    (MC reading: 滌 (MC dek))
  11. 瘠: thin
    (eumhun reading: 파리할 척 (parihal cheok))
    (MC reading: 瘠 (MC dzjek))
  12. 脊: spine
    (eumhun reading: 등마루 척 (deungmaru cheok))
    (MC reading: 脊 (MC tsjek))
  13. 蹠: step
    (eumhun reading: 밟을 척 (balbeul cheok))
    (MC reading: 蹠 (MC tsyek))
  14. 陟: climb
    (eumhun reading: 오를 척 (oreul cheok))
    (MC reading: 陟 (MC trik))
  15. 隻: one of a pair
    (eumhun reading: 외짝 척 (oejjak cheok))
    (MC reading: 隻 (MC tsyek))
  16. 呎: unit of length
    (eumhun reading: 피트 척 (piteu cheok))
    (MC reading: 呎)
  17. 坧: place
    (eumhun reading: 터 척 (teo cheok))
    (MC reading: 坧)
  18. 塉: parched land
    (eumhun reading: 메마른 땅 척 (memareun ttang cheok))
    (MC reading: 塉 (MC dzjek))
  19. 惕: be frightened
    (eumhun reading: 두려워할 척 (duryeowohal cheok))
    (MC reading: 惕 (MC thek))
  20. 摭: gather
    (eumhun reading: 주울 척 (juul cheok))
    (MC reading: 摭 (MC tsyek))
  21. 蜴: lizard
    (eumhun reading: 도마뱀 척 (domabaem cheok))
    (MC reading: 蜴 (MC yek))
  22. 跖: sole
    (eumhun reading: 발바닥 척 (balbadak cheok))
    (MC reading: 跖 (MC tsyek))
  23. 躑: hesitate
    (eumhun reading: 머뭇거릴 척 (meomutgeoril cheok))
    (MC reading: 躑 (MC drjek))
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