숯

숯 U+C22F, 숯 HANGUL SYLLABLE SUC Composition: ㅅ + ㅜ + ㅊ ← 숮 [U+C22E] Hangul Syllables 숰 → [U+C230]

수숙숚숛순숝숞 숟술숡숢숣숤숥 숦숧숨숩숪숫숬 숭숮숯숰숱숲숳
쇼 ←	→ 숴

Korean

Etymology

First attested in the Worin seokbo (月印釋譜 / 월인석보), 1459, as Middle Korean 수ᇧ (Yale: swusk).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [sʰut̚]
• Phonetic hangul: [숟]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	sut
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	such
McCune–Reischauer?	sut
Yale Romanization?	swuch

Noun

숯 • (sut)

1. charcoal, cremains, charred remains

   숯(불)을 피우다 ― sut(bul)-eul piuda ― to make charcoal fire

   숯을 굽다 ― such-eul gupda ― to burn or make charcoal

Synonyms

• 목탄(木炭) (moktan)
• 신탄(薪炭) (sintan, “firewood and charcoal”)
• 아탄(亞炭) (atan, “lignite”)
• 갈탄(褐炭) (galtan, “brown coal”)

Derived terms

• 숯가루 (sutgaru, “charcoal powder, carbon black”)
• 숯가마 (sutgama, “charcoal kiln”)
• 숯검정 (sutgeomjeong, “soot”)
• 숯내 (sunnae, “smell of charcoal on fire”)
• 숯덩이 (sutdeong'i, “charcoal lump”)
• 숯머리 (sunmeori, “headache caused by smelling burning charcoal”)
• 숯불 (sutbul, “charcoal fire”)
• 숯등걸 (sutdeunggeol, “charcoal cinders”)

See also

• 장작(長斫) (jangjak, “firewood”)
• 땔나무 (ttaellamu, “firewood”)
• 땔감 (ttaelgam, “things to keep the fire burning”)
• 연료(燃料) (yeollyo, “fuel”)