참수

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 斬首.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈt͡ɕʰa̠(ː)msʰu]
• Phonetic hangul: [참(ː)수]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	chamsu
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	chamsu
McCune–Reischauer?	ch'amsu
Yale Romanization?	chāmswu

Noun

참수 • (chamsu) (hanja 斬首)

1. beheading; decapitation

Derived terms

• 참수하다 (斬首—, chamsuhada)
• 참수되다 (斬首—, chamsudoeda)