손

손 U+C190, 손 HANGUL SYLLABLE SON Composition: ㅅ + ㅗ + ㄴ ← 솏 [U+C18F] Hangul Syllables 솑 → [U+C191]

소속솎솏손솑솒 솓솔솕솖솗솘솙 솚솛솜솝솞솟솠 송솢솣솤솥솦솧
셰 ←	→ 솨

Korean

Etymology 1

First attested as Late Old Korean 遜 in the Jīlín lèishì (鷄林類事 / 계림유사)^[1], 1103. In the hangul script, first attested in the Hunminjeong'eum haerye (訓民正音解例 / 훈민정음해례), 1446, as Middle Korean 손〮 (Yale: swón).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [sʰo̞n]

  • Audio:

    (file)

• Phonetic hangul: [손]

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

Noun

손 (son, “hand”).

손 • (son)

1. hand (organ of humans and humanoid animals)

   오른손 ― oreunson ― right hand

   왼손 ― oenson ― left hand

   손에 페인트가 묻었다. ― Son-e peinteuga mudeotda. ― I have paint on my hand.

2. free hand

   이거 드느라 손이 없는데 문을 어떻게 열어? (casual)

   igeo deuneura son-i eomneunde mun-eul eotteoke yeoreo?

   I don't have a free hand because I'm holding these, so how should I open the door?

Derived terms

• 맨손 (maenson)
• 빈손 (binson)
• 손가락 (son'garak)
• 손가방 (son'gabang)
• 손거울 (son'geoul)
• 손금 (son'geum)
• 손길 (son'gil)
• 손끝 (sonkkeut)
• 손대다 (sondaeda)
• 손등 (sondeung)
• 손목 (sonmok)
• 손바닥 (sonbadak)
• 손발 (sonbal)
• 손빨래 (sonppallae)
• 손뼉 (sonppyeok)
• 손세탁 (sonsetak)
• 손수건 (sonsugeon)
• 손수레 (sonsure)
• 손쉽다 (sonswipda)
• 손아귀 (sonagwi)
• 손안 (sonan)
• 손잡다 (sonjapda)
• 손잡이 (sonjabi)
• 손질 (sonjil)
• 손톱 (sontop)
• 오른손 (oreunson)
• 왼손 (oenson)
• 일손 (ilson)

See also

• 手 (su), the hanja for "hand"

Etymology 2

First attested as Late Old Korean 孫命 in the Jīlín lèishì (鷄林類事 / 계림유사)^[2], 1103. "命" represents 님, an honorific in Korean.

In the hangul script, first attested in the Yongbi eocheon'ga (龍飛御天歌 / 용비어천가), 1447, as Middle Korean 손 (Yale: swòn).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [sʰo̞n]

  • Audio:

    (file)

• Phonetic hangul: [손]

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

Noun

손 • (son)

1. visitor, guest

   Synonyms: 손님 (sonnim), 객(客) (gaek)

2. customer, patron

   Synonym: 손님 (sonnim)

Derived terms

• 길손 (gilson)
• 손님 (sonnim)
• 큰손 (keunson)

Etymology 3

Sino-Korean word from 損.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [sʰo̞(ː)n]

  • Audio:

    (file)

• Phonetic hangul: [손(ː)]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

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

Noun

손 • (son) (hanja 損)

1. damage, loss (usually financial)

   Synonym: 손해(損害) (sonhae)

Derived terms

• See the hanja entry at 損 for Sino-Korean compounds of 손 (損, son).

Etymology 4

Korean reading of various Chinese characters.

Syllable

손 • (son)

More information

1. 孫:

   (MC reading: 孫 (MC swon))

2. 損:

   (MC reading: 損 (MC swonX))

3. 遜:

   (MC reading: 遜 (MC swonH))

4. 巽:

   (MC reading: 巽 (MC swonH))

5. 蓀:

   (MC reading: 蓀 (MC swon))

6. 飧:

   (MC reading: 飧 (MC swon))

7. 飡: alternative form of 飧

   (MC reading: 飡)

8. 喰:

   (MC reading: 喰)

9. 噀:

   (MC reading: 噀)

10. 愻:

    (MC reading: 愻 (MC swonH))

11. 搎:

    (MC reading: 搎 (MC swon))

12. 槂:

    (MC reading: 槂)

13. 潠:

    (MC reading: 潠 (MC swonH))

14. 猻:

    (MC reading: 猻 (MC swon))

15. 薞:

    (MC reading: 薞)

16. 顨:

    (MC reading: 顨)

17. 飱:

    (MC reading: 飱)

Middle Korean

Etymology 1

From Old Korean 手 (SWON-).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /són/

Noun

손〮 (swón) (locative 소내〮 (swòn-áy))

1. hand

Descendants

• Korean: 손 (son)

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sòn/

Noun

손 (swòn) (locative 소내〮 (swòn-áy))

1. guest

Descendants

• Korean: 손 (son)