함

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함 U+D568, 함
HANGUL SYLLABLE HAM
Composition:ㅎ + ㅏ + ㅁ
← 핧
 		Hangul Syllables 합 →
하학핚핛한핝핞
핟할핡핢핣핤핥
핦핧함합핪핫핬
항핮핯핰핱핲핳
피 ←→ 해

Korean

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 函.

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?ham
Revised Romanization (translit.)?ham
McCune–Reischauer?ham
Yale Romanization?hām

Noun

함 • (ham) (hanja 函)

  1. box
    Synonym: 상자(箱子) (sangja)
    투표함(投票函) ― ballot box
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 艦.

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?ham
Revised Romanization (translit.)?ham
McCune–Reischauer?ham
Yale Romanization?hām

Noun

함 • (ham) (hanja 艦)

  1. warship
    Synonym: 군함(軍艦) (gunham)
    Hypernym: 함정(艦艇) (hamjeong)
Derived terms

Etymology 3

Probably originally dialectal or alternately a fairly recent contraction, since it is not found in dictionaries of the standard language. Nowadays used in Seoul as well.

Adverb

함 • (ham)

  1. (slang) Contraction of 한번 (hanbeon, “sometime; when you have the chance”).
    함 봐봐. ― Ham bwa-bwa. ― Have a look at this.
Usage notes
  • Generally used only with certain common verbs, among which the most common is 보다 (boda, “to see, to try”).
  • The contraction is not used for the literal "once" sense.

Etymology 4

Verb

함 • (ham) (verbal noun of 하다)

  1. formal non-polite verbal noun of 하다 (hada)
    Synonym: 하기 (hagi)

Etymology 5

Korean reading of various Chinese characters.

Syllable

함 (ham)

More information
  1. 咸: all
    (eumhun reading: 다 함 (da ham))
    (MC reading: 咸 (MC heam))
  2. 含: mouthing
    (eumhun reading: 머금을 함 (meogeumeul ham))
    (MC reading: 含 (MC hom))
  3. 艦: warship
    (eumhun reading: 싸움배 함 (ssaumbae ham))
    (MC reading: 艦 (MC haemX))
  4. 函: box
    (eumhun reading: 함 함 (ham ham))
    (MC reading: 函 (MC hom|heam))
  5. 陷: plunging
    (eumhun reading: 빠질 함 (ppajil ham))
    (MC reading: 陷 (MC heamH))
  6. 喊: sound
    (eumhun reading: 소리 함 (sori ham))
    (MC reading: 喊 (MC xamX|heamX|xeamX))
  7. 啣: bit
    (eumhun reading: 재갈 함 (jaegal ham))
    (MC reading: 啣)
  8. 涵: wet
    (eumhun reading: 젖을 함 (jeojeul ham))
    (MC reading: 涵 (MC hom|homX))
  9. 緘: sealing
    (eumhun reading: 봉할 함 (bonghal ham))
    (MC reading: 緘 (MC keam))
  10. 檻: cage
    (eumhun reading: 우리 함 (uri ham))
    (MC reading: 檻 (MC haemX))
  11. 銜: bit
    (eumhun reading: 재갈 함 (jaegal ham))
    (MC reading: 銜 (MC haem))
  12. 鹹: salty
    (eumhun reading: 짤 함 (jjal ham))
    (MC reading: 鹹 (MC heam))
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