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U+D798, 힘
HANGUL SYLLABLE HIM
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Hangul Syllables




희 ←

Korean

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Etymology

First attested in the Seokbo sangjeol (釋譜詳節 / 석보상절), 1447, as Middle Korean 힘〮 (Yale: hím).

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?him
Revised Romanization (translit.)?him
McCune–Reischauer?him
Yale Romanization?him
  • South Gyeongsang (Busan) pitch accent: / /

    Syllables in red take high pitch. This word always takes high pitch and also heightens the next suffixed syllable.

Noun

(him)

  1. strength; power
  2. (physics) force
  3. (tarot) Strength (Tarot card)
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Derived terms

  • 힘들다 (himdeulda, (to be) difficult, (to be) tired)

See also

Further reading

  • in Korean-English Learners' Dictionary, National Institute of Korean Language, cc by-sa 2.0 kr.

Middle Korean

Pronunciation

Noun

힘〮 (hím) (locative 히〮메〮 (hím-éy))

  1. muscle
    • 1465, 圓覺經諺解 / 원각경언해 (Won'gakgyeong Eonhae) [Korean Translation of the Sutra of Perfect Enlightenment]:
      고기와과ᄲᅧ와ᄂᆞᆫ
      kwoki-Gwa him-kwa spye-Gwa-non
      as for the meat and the muscle and the bone

Descendants

  • Korean: (him)