딱

딱	U+B531, 딱 HANGUL SYLLABLE DDAG

Composition:

디 ←	→ 때
따딱딲 딳 딴 딵 딶 딷 딸 딹 딺 딻 딼 딽 딾 딿 땀 땁 땂 땃 땄 땅 땆 땇 땈 땉 땊 땋

Korean[edit]

Of native Korean origin. Probably originally an onomatopoeia; the disparate meanings are all connected to the sense of adhesion or collision.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization^?	ttak
Revised Romanization (translit.)^?	ttag
McCune–Reischauer^?	ttak
Yale Romanization^?	ttak

Ablaut/harmonic pair
Yin-form	떡 (tteok)
Yang-form	딱 (ttak)

딱 • (ttak)

(onomatopoeia, of solid objects) while colliding together
손뼉 을 딱 쳤다.
sonppyeog-eul ttak cheotda.
He clapped his hands.
(of a sound, of an action) while stopping suddenly, decisively
말 이 딱 막혔다.
mar-i ttak makhyeotda.
She was suddenly out of words.

술 을 딱 끊었다.
sur-eul ttak kkeuneotda.
He decisively stopped drinking.
(of a gap, of a width) widely
(of two things, also metaphoric) tightly; in a perfectly fitting manner
이 나사 가 딱 맞다.
i nasa-ga ttak matda.
This screw fits perfectly.

존이랑 앨리스는 서로 딱 어울린다.
jon-irang aelliseu-neun seoro ttak eoullinda.
John and Alice are a perfect match for each other.
while being immobile; (figurative) resolutely, confidently
발 이 땅 에 딱 붙었다.
bar-i ttang-e ttak buteotda.
His feet are stuck tight to the ground.

군인 들 이 딱 버티고 있다.
gunin-deur-i ttak beotigo itda.
The troops are resolutely blocking the way.
an intensifier
이 빵 이 딱 좋다.
i ppang-i ttak jota.
This bread is perfect.