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U+AD6D, 국
HANGUL SYLLABLE GUG
Composition: + +

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Hangul Syllables
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굿

교 ←→ 궈

Korean

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Pronunciation

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Romanizations
Revised Romanization?guk
Revised Romanization (translit.)?gug
McCune–Reischauer?kuk
Yale Romanization?kwuk

Etymology 1

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First attested in the Beonyeok Bak Tongsa (飜譯朴通事 / 번역박통사), before 1517, as Middle Korean  (Yale: kwuk).

Noun

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(guk)

  1. soup
    한 그릇.
    guk han geureut.
    A bowl of soup.
See also
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Etymology 2

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Sino-Korean word from

Noun

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(guk) (hanja )

  1. country; state; nation
Derived terms
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Etymology 3

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Korean reading of various Chinese characters.

Syllable

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(guk)

  1. : chrysanthemum
    (eumhun reading: 국화 (gukhwa guk))
    (MC reading: (MC kjuwk))
  2. : bureau; department
    (eumhun reading: (pan guk))
    (MC reading: (MC gjowk))
  3. :
    (MC reading: (MC kjuwk|khjuwk|gjuwk))
  4. :
    (MC reading: (MC kjuwk))
  5. :
    (MC reading: (MC khjuwk))
  6. 𥮗:
    (MC reading: 𥮗)
  7. :
    (MC reading: (MC kjuwk))
  8. :
    (MC reading: (MC kjuwk))
  9. :
    (MC reading: (MC gjowk))
  10. :
    (MC reading: )

Middle Korean

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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(kwuk)

  1. soup

Descendants

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  • Korean: (guk)