수
Definition from Wiktionary, the free dictionary
| Character | 수 |
|---|---|
| Hangul Syllables | U+C218 |
| Composition | ㅅ + ㅜ |
| Dubeolsik keyboard entry | t-n |
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Korean [edit]
Etymology 1 [edit]
Syllable [edit]
수 (transliterations: Revised su, McCune–Reischauer su, Yale swu)
Etymology 2 [edit]
Of native Korean origin.
Noun [edit]
수 (su)
- way, means, possibility
- male (non-human)
Usage notes [edit]
After a future determiner and before, 수 (su, “possibility”) with a form of 있다 (itda, “to exist”) or 없다 (eopda, “not to exist”) may translate as a form of “can” or “cannot”, respectively:
- 갈 수가 없습니다.
- Gal suga eopsseumnida.
- [I] cannot go. (Literally, "The future going possibility does not exist.")
Antonyms [edit]
- (male): 암 (am, “female (non-human)”)
Etymology 3 [edit]
Korean reading of various Chinese characters.
Noun [edit]
수 (su, hanja 數)
- number
- 수를 세다
- sureul seda
- to count (the number of)
- 수를 세다
수 (su, hanja 水)
Abbreviation [edit]
수 (su) (hanja 水)