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
영시(零時) (yeongsi)	한시 (hansi)	두시 (dusi)	세시 (sesi)	네시 (nesi)	다섯시 (daseotsi)
6	7	8	9	10	11
여섯시 (yeoseotsi)	일곱시 (ilgopsi)	여덟시 (yeodeolsi)	아홉시 (ahopsi)	열시 (yeolsi)	열한시 (yeolhansi)
12	What time?
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))