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Korean
Pronunciation
Romanizations |
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Revised Romanization? | cho |
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Revised Romanization (translit.)? | cho |
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McCune–Reischauer? | ch'o |
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Yale Romanization? | cho |
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Etymology 1
Sino-Korean word from 秒.
Noun
초 • (cho) (hanja 秒)
- the SI unit of time, second
- (geometry) a second of arc
Derived terms
Etymology 2
Sino-Korean word from 初.
Noun
초 • (cho) (hanja 初)
- the early part of a time period; the beginning
- Antonym: 말(末) (mal, “end”)
60년대 초- yuksimnyeondae cho
- The early 60s
- (baseball) top (of an inning)
- Coordinate term: 말(末) (mal, “bottom (of an inning)”)
1회 초- ilhoe cho
- The top of the first inning
Derived terms
Etymology 3
First attested in the Seokbo sangjeol (釋譜詳節 / 석보상절), 1447, as Middle Korean 쵸〮 (Yale: chyó).
Nativisation of the Sino-Korean term 촉 (燭, chok).
Noun
초 • (cho)
- candle
Etymology 4
Korean reading of various Chinese characters.
Syllable
초 (cho)
More information
- 草:
- (MC reading: 草 (MC tshawX))
- 招:
- (MC reading: 招 (MC tsyew))
- 肖:
- (MC reading: 肖 (MC sjewH))
- 超:
- (MC reading: 超 (MC trhjew))
- 抄:
- (MC reading: 抄 (MC tsrhaew|tsrhaewH))
- 礎:
- (MC reading: 礎 (MC tsrhjoX))
- 樵:
- (MC reading: 樵 (MC dzjew))
- 焦:
- (MC reading: 焦 (MC tsjew))
- 蕉:
- (MC reading: 蕉 (MC tsjew))
- 楚:
- (MC reading: 楚 (MC tsrhjoX|tsrhjoH))
- 剿:
- (MC reading: 剿)
- 哨:
- (MC reading: 哨 (MC sjew|tshjewH))
- 憔:
- (MC reading: 憔 (MC dzjew))
- 梢:
- (MC reading: 梢 (MC sraew))
- 椒:
- (MC reading: 椒 (MC tsjew))
- 炒:
- (MC reading: 炒 (MC tsrhaewX))
- 硝:
- (MC reading: 硝 (MC sjew))
- 礁:
- (MC reading: 礁)
- 稍:
- (MC reading: 稍 (MC sraewH))
- 苕:
- (MC reading: 苕 (MC dew))
- 貂:
- (MC reading: 貂 (MC tew))
- 酢:
- (MC reading: 酢 (MC dzak))
- 醋:
- (MC reading: 醋 (MC tshuH))
- 醮:
- (MC reading: 醮 (MC tsjew|tsjewH))
- 岧:
- (MC reading: 岧 (MC dew))
- 釥:
- (MC reading: 釥 (MC tshjewX))
- 俏:
- (MC reading: 俏 (MC tshjewH))
- 𪓐:
- (MC reading: 𪓐 (MC tsrhjoX))
- 偢:
- (MC reading: 偢)
- 僬:
- (MC reading: 僬 (MC dzjew|tsjew|tsjewH))
- 勦:
- (MC reading: 勦 (MC dzraew|tsjewX))
- 噍:
- (MC reading: 噍 (MC tsjew|dzjewH))
- 嫶:
- (MC reading: 嫶)
- 峭:
- (MC reading: 峭 (MC tshjewH))
- 嶕:
- (MC reading: 嶕 (MC dzjew))
- 怊:
- (MC reading: 怊 (MC trhjew|tsyhew))
- 悄:
- (MC reading: 悄 (MC tshjewX))
- 愀:
- (MC reading: 愀 (MC tshjewX|dzjuwX))
- 杪:
- (MC reading: 杪 (MC mjiewX))
- 燋:
- (MC reading: 燋 (MC tsjew|tsjak))
- 綃:
- (MC reading: 綃 (MC sjew|sraew))
- 耖:
- (MC reading: 耖 (MC tsrhaewH))
- 誚:
- (MC reading: 誚 (MC dzjewH))
- 譙:
- (MC reading: 譙 (MC dzjew))
- 趠:
- (MC reading: 趠 (MC trhaewH|trhaewk))
- 軺:
- (MC reading: 軺 (MC yew|dzyew))
- 迢:
- (MC reading: 迢 (MC dew))
- 鈔:
- (MC reading: 鈔 (MC tsrhaew|tsrhaewH))
- 鍬:
- (MC reading: 鍬)
- 鍫:
- (MC reading: 鍫 (MC tshjew))
- 鞘:
- (MC reading: 鞘 (MC sraew|sjewH))
- 顦:
- (MC reading: 顦 (MC dzjew))
- 髫:
- (MC reading: 髫 (MC dew))
- 鷦:
- (MC reading: 鷦 (MC tsjew))
- 齠:
- (MC reading: 齠 (MC dew))
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