소

Character	소
Hangul Syllables	U+C18C
Composition	ㅅ + ㅗ
Dubeolsik keyboard entry	t-h

Korean

Etymology 1

소 속 솎 솏 손 솑 솒 솓 솔 솕 솖 솗 솘 솙 솚 솛 솜 솝 솞 솟 솠 송 솢 솣 솤 솥 솦 솧
셰 ←	솨 →

Syllable

소 (transliterations: Revised so, McCune–Reischauer so, Yale so)

1. A Hangul syllabic block made up of ㅅ and ㅗ.

Etymology 2

First attested in the Hunmin jeongeum haerye (訓民正音解例 / 훈민정음해례), 1446, as 쇼 (Yale: syo).

Noun

소 (so)

소 (so)

1. cow; bull; ox; cattle

Derived terms

• 암소 (amso, “cow”)
• 수소 (suso, “bull”)
• 황소 (hwangso, “bull”)
• 젖소 (jeotso, “milk cow, dairy cow”)
• 송아지 (songaji, “calf”)
• 소고기 (sogogi, “beef”)
• 쇠고기 (soegogi, “beef”)

Etymology 3

Korean reading of various Chinese characters.

Noun

소 (so, hanja 小)

1. smallness, small things

Syllable

소 (so)

1. 小
2. 燒
3. 簘, 簫
4. 紹
5. 鮹
6. 所

Etymology 4

First attested in the Beonyeok nogeoldae (飜譯老乞大 / 번역노걸대), 1517, as 소 (Yale: swo).

Noun

소 (so)

1. stuffing