척

Character	척
Hangul Syllables	U+CC99
Composition	ㅊ + ㅓ + ㄱ
Dubeolsik keyboard entry	c-j-r

Korean

Etymology 1

처 척 첚 첛 천 첝 첞 첟 철 첡 첢 첣 첤 첥 첦 첧 첨 첩 첪 첫 첬 청 첮 첯 첰 첱 첲 첳
챼 ←	체 →

Syllable

척 (transliterations: Revised cheok, McCune–Reischauer , Yale chek)

1. A Hangul syllabic block made up of ㅊ, ㅓ, and ㄱ.

Etymology 2

Of native Korean origin.

Noun

척 (cheok)

1. (dependent noun) pretense; as if

   난 그냥 모른 척 했다.

   nan geunyang moreun cheok haetta.

   I just made like I didn't understand.

Synonyms

• 체 (che)

Derived terms

• 척하다 (cheokhada)

Etymology 3

Noun

척 (cheok)

1. 隻: (counter) boat
2. 尺: A traditional unit of length, the "Korean foot", equivalent to approximately 30.3 cm

Synonyms

• (Korean foot): 자 (ja)

Syllable

척 (cheok)

1. 倜: magnanimous

   (eumhun reading: 대범할 척)

2. 刺: poke

   (eumhun reading: 찌를 척)

3. 剔: scrape

   (eumhun reading: 바를 척)

4. 尺: unit of length

   (eumhun reading: 자 척)

5. 慽: sorrow

   (eumhun reading: 근심할 척)

6. 戚: brethren

   (eumhun reading: 겨레 척)

7. 拓: gather

   (eumhun reading: 주울 척)

8. 擲: toss

   (eumhun reading: 던질 척)

9. 斥: repulse

   (eumhun reading: 물리칠 척)

10. 滌: wash

    (eumhun reading: 씻을 척)

11. 瘠: thin

    (eumhun reading: 파리할 척)

12. 脊: spine

    (eumhun reading: 등마루 척)

13. 蹠: step

    (eumhun reading: 밟을 척)

14. 陟: climb

    (eumhun reading: 오를 척)

15. 隻: one of a pair

    (eumhun reading: 외짝 척)

16. 呎: unit of length

    (eumhun reading: 피트 척)

17. 坧: place

    (eumhun reading: 터 척)

18. 塉: parched land

    (eumhun reading: 메마른 땅 척)

19. 惕: be frightened

    (eumhun reading: 두려워할 척)

20. 摭: gather

    (eumhun reading: 주울 척)

21. 蜴: lizard

    (eumhun reading: 도마뱀 척)

22. 跖: sole

    (eumhun reading: 발바닥 척)

23. 躑: hesitate

    (eumhun reading: 머뭇거릴 척)