소

Korean

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [sʰo̞]
• Phonetic hangul: [소]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	so
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	so
McCune–Reischauer?	so
Yale Romanization?	so

Etymology 1

소속솎솏손솑솒 솓솔솕솖솗솘솙 솚솛솜솝솞솟솠 송솢솣솤솥솦솧
셰 ←	→ 솨

Syllable

(deprecated template usage) 소 • (so)

1. (deprecated template usage) A Hangul syllabic block made up of ㅅ and ㅗ.

Etymology 2

First attested in the Hunminjeong'eum haerye (訓民正音解例 / 훈민정음해례), 1446, as Middle Korean 쇼 (Yale: syo).

Noun

소 • (so)

소 (so)

1. cow; bull; ox; cattle

Derived terms

• 소고기 (sogogi, “beef”)
• 송아지 (song'aji, “calf”)
• 쇠고기 (soegogi, “beef”)
• 수소 (suso, “bull”)
• 암소 (amso, “cow”)
• 젖소 (jeotso, “milk cow, dairy cow”)
• 코뿔소 (koppulso, “rhinoceros”)
• 황소 (hwangso, “bull”)

 

Etymology 3

Sino-Korean word from 小 (“small”)

Noun

소 • (so) (hanja 小)

1. smallness; small things

Derived terms

• 소대 (小帶, sodae)
• 소대 (小隊, sodae)
• 소변 (小便, sobyeon)
• 소품 (小品, sopum)

 

Etymology 4

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

Noun

소 • (so)

1. stuffing

Etymology 5

Korean reading of various Chinese characters.

Syllable

소 (so)

More information

1. 少:

   (MC reading: 少 (MC syewX|syewH))

2. 所:

   (MC reading: 所 (MC srjoX))

3. 消:

   (MC reading: 消 (MC sjew))

4. 素:

   (MC reading: 素 (MC suH))

5. 笑:

   (MC reading: 笑 (MC sjewH))

6. 召:

   (MC reading: 召 (MC drjewH|dzyewH))

7. 昭:

   (MC reading: 昭 (MC tsyew))

8. 蘇:

   (MC reading: 蘇 (MC su))

9. 騷:

   (MC reading: 騷 (MC saw))

10. 燒:

    (MC reading: 燒 (MC syew|syewH))

11. 訴:

    (MC reading: 訴 (MC suH))

12. 掃:

    (MC reading: 掃 (MC sawX|sawH))

13. 疏:

    (MC reading: 疏 (MC srjo|srjoH))

14. 蔬:

    (MC reading: 蔬 (MC srjo))

15. 沼:

    (MC reading: 沼 (MC tsyewX))

16. 炤:

    (MC reading: 炤 (MC tsyewH))

17. 紹:

    (MC reading: 紹 (MC dzyewX))

18. 邵:

    (MC reading: 邵 (MC dzyewH))

19. 韶:

    (MC reading: 韶 (MC dzyew))

20. 巢:

    (MC reading: 巢 (MC dzraew|dzraewH))

21. 遡:

    (MC reading: 遡 (MC suH))

22. 柖:

    (MC reading: 柖 (MC dzyew))

23. 玿:

    (MC reading: 玿 (MC dzyew))

24. 嘯:

    (MC reading: 嘯 (MC sewH))

25. 塑:

    (MC reading: 塑 (MC suH))

26. 宵:

    (MC reading: 宵 (MC sjew))

27. 搔:

    (MC reading: 搔 (MC saw))

28. 梳:

    (MC reading: 梳 (MC srjo))

29. 瀟:

    (MC reading: 瀟)

30. 瘙:

    (MC reading: 瘙 (MC sawH))

31. 篠:

    (MC reading: 篠 (MC sewX))

32. 簫:

    (MC reading: 簫 (MC sew))

33. 蕭:

    (MC reading: 蕭 (MC sew))

34. 逍:

    (MC reading: 逍 (MC sjew))

35. 銷:

    (MC reading: 銷 (MC sjew))

36. 愫:

    (MC reading: 愫)

37. 穌:

    (MC reading: 穌 (MC su))

38. 卲:

    (MC reading: 卲 (MC dzyewH))

39. 霄:

    (MC reading: 霄 (MC sjew))

40. 劭:

    (MC reading: 劭 (MC dzyewH))

41. 䘘:

    (MC reading: 䘘)

42. 璅:

    (MC reading: 璅 (MC tsawX))

43. 傃:

    (MC reading: 傃 (MC suH))

44. 䴛:

    (MC reading: 䴛 (MC sjew))

45. 佋:

    (MC reading: 佋 (MC dzyew|dzyewX))

46. 嗉:

    (MC reading: 嗉 (MC suH))

47. 埽:

    (MC reading: 埽 (MC sawX|sawH))

48. 塐:

    (MC reading: 塐 (MC suH))

49. 愬:

    (MC reading: 愬 (MC suH|sreak))

50. 捎:

    (MC reading: 捎 (MC sjew|sraew))

51. 樔:

    (MC reading: 樔 (MC dzraew))

52. 泝:

    (MC reading: 泝 (MC suH))

53. 筱:

    (MC reading: 筱 (MC sewX))

54. 箾:

    (MC reading: 箾 (MC sew|sraewk))

55. 繅:

    (MC reading: 繅 (MC tsawX))

56. 翛:

    (MC reading: 翛 (MC sew|syuwk))

57. 膆:

    (MC reading: 膆 (MC suH))

58. 艘:

    (MC reading: 艘 (MC sew))

59. 蛸:

    (MC reading: 蛸 (MC sjew|sraew))

60. 酥:

    (MC reading: 酥 (MC su))

61. 魈:

    (MC reading: 魈 (MC sjew))

62. 鮹:

    (MC reading: 鮹 (MC sjew|sraew))

63. 疎: Alternative form of 疏

    (MC reading: 疎)

64. 甦: Alternative form of 穌

    (MC reading: 甦 (MC su))

65. 䨭: Alternative form of 霄

    (MC reading: 䨭)

66. 遡: Alternative form of 溯

    (MC reading: 遡 (MC suH))

67. 咲: Alternative form of 笑

    (MC reading: 咲)

References

• Supreme Court of the Republic of Korea (대한민국 대법원, Daehanmin'guk Daebeobwon) (2018). Table of hanja for personal names (인명용 한자표 / 人名用漢字表, Inmyeong-yong hanja-pyo). [1]