시

See also: -시-

시 U+C2DC, 시 HANGUL SYLLABLE SI Composition: ㅅ + ㅣ ← 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 dzyi).

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).

Korean number-counter combinations for 시(時) (si)
0	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	What time?
영시(零時) (yeongsi)	한시 (hansi)	두시 (dusi)	세시 (sesi)	네시 (nesi)	다섯시 (daseotsi)	여섯시 (yeoseotsi)	일곱시 (ilgopsi)	여덟시 (yeodeolsi)	아홉시 (ahopsi)	열시 (yeolsi)	열한시 (yeolhansi)	열두시 (yeoldusi)	하시(何時) (hasi)

Etymology 2

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

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ɕʰi(ː)]
• Phonetic hangul: [시(ː)]
  • Though still prescribed 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 Koreaedit

   • 구(區) (gu)
   • 군(郡) (gun)
   • 도(道) (do)
   • 동(洞) (dong)
   • 리(里) (ri)
   • 면(面) (myeon)
   • 시(市) (si)
   • 읍(邑) (eup)

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 syi).

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) ― treating with hostility

   금기시 (禁忌視) ― viewing as a taboo

   문제시 (問題視) ― 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)

More information

1. 市:

   (MC reading: 市 (MC dzyiX))

2. 示:

   (MC reading: 示 (MC gjie|zyijH))

3. 是:

   (MC reading: 是 (MC dzyeX))

4. 時:

   (MC reading: 時 (MC dzyi))

5. 詩:

   (MC reading: 詩 (MC syi))

6. 施:

   (MC reading: 施 (MC sye|syeH))

7. 試:

   (MC reading: 試 (MC syiH))

8. 始:

   (MC reading: 始 (MC syiX))

9. 矢:

   (MC reading: 矢 (MC syijX))

10. 侍:

    (MC reading: 侍 (MC dzyiH))

11. 視:

    (MC reading: 視 (MC dzyijX|dzyijH))

12. 柴:

    (MC reading: 柴 (MC dzrea))

13. 匙:

    (MC reading: 匙 (MC dzye))

14. 媤:

    (MC reading: 媤)

15. 屍:

    (MC reading: 屍 (MC syij|syijH))