시

See also: -시-

시 U+C2DC, 시 HANGUL SYLLABLE SI Composition: ㅅ + ㅣ Dubeolsik input: t-l ← 싛 [U+C2DB] Hangul Syllables 식 → [U+C2DD]

시식싞싟신싡싢 싣실싥싦싧싨싩 싪싫심십싮싯싰 싱싲싳싴싵싶싷
싀 ←	→ 싸

Korean

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 時, from the Middle Korean reading 시 (Yale: sì), from Middle Chinese 時 (MC d͡ʑɨ).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ɕʰi]
• Phonetic hangul: [시]

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

Dependent noun

시 • (si) (hanja 時)

1. hour (time)
2. time

Derived terms

• 시도 때도 없다 (sido ttaedo eopda, “to be recurrent”)
• See the hanja entry at 時 for Sino-Korean compounds of 시 (時, si).

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 市, from the Middle Korean reading 시〯 (Yale: sǐ), from Middle Chinese 市 (MC d͡ʑɨ^X).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ɕʰi(ː)]
• Phonetic hangul: [시(ː)]
  • Though still prescriptive in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

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

Noun

시 • (si) (hanja 市)

1. town, city

   시 의회는 그 문제가 주민 투표를 거쳐야 할 사안이라고 결정하였다.

   Si uihoe-neun geu munje-ga jumin tupyo-reul geocheoya hal saan-irago gyeoljeonghayeotda.

   The city council decided the matter should go to public vote.

2. (South Korea, government) an administrative region, a division of a province having a population of over 150,000

   (Administrative divisions of South Korea) 리(里) (ri), 동(洞) (dong), 면(面) (myeon), 읍(邑) (eup), 구(區) (gu), 군(郡) (gun), 시(市) (si), 도(道) (do)

Derived terms

• See the hanja entry at 市 for Sino-Korean compounds of 시 (市, si).

Etymology 3

Sino-Korean word from 詩, from the Middle Korean reading 시 (Yale: sì), from Middle Chinese 詩 (MC ɕɨ).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ɕʰi]
• Phonetic hangul: [시]

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

Noun

시 • (si) (hanja 詩)

1. poem, poetry

   시를 읊다 ― si-reul eupda ― to recite poetry

Derived terms

• See the hanja entry at 詩 for Sino-Korean compounds of 시 (詩, si).

Etymology 4

Sino-Korean word from 視. Compare Japanese 視(し) (-shi, “treating as; viewing as”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ɕʰi]
• Phonetic hangul: [시]

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

Suffix

—시 • (-si) (hanja 視)

1. treating as; viewing as

   적대시 (敵對視) ― jeokdaesi ― treating with hostility

   금기시 (禁忌視) ― geumgisi ― viewing as a taboo

   문제시 (問題視) ― munjesi ― viewing as a problem

Derived terms

• See the hanja entry at 視 for Sino-Korean compounds of 시 (視, si).

Etymology 5

Korean reading of various Chinese characters.

Syllable

시 (si)

Extended content

市: (MC reading: 市 (MC d͡ʑɨX)) 示: (MC reading: 示 (MC ɡiᴇ, ʑiɪH)) 是: (MC reading: 是 (MC d͡ʑiᴇX)) 時: (MC reading: 時 (MC d͡ʑɨ)) 詩: (MC reading: 詩 (MC ɕɨ)) 施: (MC reading: 施 (MC ɕiᴇ, ɕiᴇH)) 試: (MC reading: 試 (MC ɕɨH)) 始: (MC reading: 始 (MC ɕɨX)) 矢: (MC reading: 矢 (MC ɕˠiɪX)) 侍: (MC reading: 侍 (MC d͡ʑɨH)) 視: (MC reading: 視 (MC d͡ʑiɪX, d͡ʑiɪH)) 柴: (MC reading: 柴 (MC d͡ʒˠɛ)) 匙: (MC reading: 匙 (MC d͡ʑiᴇ)) 媤: (MC reading: 媤) 屍: (MC reading: 屍 (MC ɕiɪ, ɕiɪH))