피

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피 U+D53C, 피
HANGUL SYLLABLE PI
Composition:ㅍ + ㅣ
← 픻
 		Hangul Syllables 픽 →
피픽픾픿핀핁핂
핃필핅핆핇핈핉
핊핋핌핍핎핏핐
핑핒핓핔핕핖핗
픠 ←→ 하

Korean

Etymology 1

First attested in the Worin cheon'gangjigok (月印千江之曲 / 월인천강지곡), 1449, as Middle Korean 피〮 (Yale: phí).

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?pi
Revised Romanization (translit.)?pi
McCune–Reischauer?p'i
Yale Romanization?phi

Noun

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피 • (pi)

  1. blood (bodily fluid)
    Synonym: 혈액(血液) (hyeoraek, “blood (bodily fluid)”)
    피가 나다 ― pi-ga nada ― to bleed
  2. (figurative) kinship, consanguinity
    Synonym: 혈통(血統) (hyeoltong, “bloodline”)
  3. (video games) health point
Derived terms
Derived terms
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Etymology 2

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

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?pi
Revised Romanization (translit.)?pi
McCune–Reischauer?p'i
Yale Romanization?phi

Noun

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피 • (pi)

  1. cockspur grass (Echinochloa crus-galli)
    Synonym: 제패(稊稗) (jepae)
Derived terms

Etymology 3

Borrowed from English pee.

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?pi
Revised Romanization (translit.)?pi
McCune–Reischauer?p'i
Yale Romanization?phi

Noun

피 • (pi)

  1. The name of the Latin-script letter P/p.
Coordinate terms

Etymology 4

Sino-Korean word from 被.

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?pi
Revised Romanization (translit.)?pi
McCune–Reischauer?p'i
Yale Romanization?phī

Prefix

피— • (pi-) (hanja 被)

  1. -ed, -ee (marks the passive recipient of an action)
    피실험자 (被實驗者)
    test subject
    피지배국 (被支配國)
    subjugated country
Derived terms

Etymology 5

Korean reading of various Chinese characters.

Syllable

피 (pi)

More information
  1. 皮:
    (MC reading: 皮 (MC bje))
  2. 彼:
    (MC reading: 彼 (MC pjeX))
  3. 疲:
    (MC reading: 疲 (MC bje))
  4. 被:
    (MC reading: 被 (MC bjeX|bjeH))
  5. 避:
    (MC reading: 避 (MC bjieH))
  6. 披:
    (MC reading: 披 (MC phje|phjeX))
  7. 陂:
    (MC reading: 陂 (MC pje|pjeH))
  8. 詖:
    (MC reading: 詖 (MC pje|pjeH))
  9. 鞁:
    (MC reading: 鞁 (MC bjeH))
  10. 髲:
    (MC reading: 髲 (MC bjeH))

Middle Korean

Pronunciation

Noun

피〮 (phí) (locative 피〮예〮 (phí-yéy))

  1. blood

Descendants

  • Korean: 피 (pi)
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