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U+C2E0, 신
HANGUL SYLLABLE SIN
Composition: + +

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Hangul Syllables
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싀 ←→ 싸

Korean[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

Sino-Korean word from (spirit).

Pronunciation[edit]

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

Noun[edit]

(sin) (hanja )

  1. god, deity
    Hypernyms: 남신(男神) (namsin), 여신(女神) (yeosin)
  2. (monotheism) God
  3. spirit; departed soul
    • 1961, “Genesis 1:2”, in 개역한글판 성경 [gaeyeokhan'geulpan seonggyeong, Bible: Korean Revised Version]:
      혼돈하고 공허하며 흑암 깊음 있고 하나님 수면 운행하시니라
      ttang-i hondon-hago gongheo-hamyeo heugam-i gipeum wi-e itgo hananim-ui sin-eun sumyeon-e unhaeng-hasinira
      And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters.
      (English: King James Version translation)
Usage notes[edit]
  • (monotheistic God): Most often used to refer to the theological and philosophical concept of God. When invoked in prayer, worship, etc., 하느님 (haneunim, lord of heaven) and 하나님 (hananim, one lord) are preferred.
Derived terms[edit]

Etymology 2[edit]

Sino-Korean word from .

Pronunciation[edit]

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

Noun[edit]

(sin) (hanja )

  1. (literary or formal) someone who serves a monarch: a retainer, subject

Pronoun[edit]

(sin) (hanja )

  1. (historical) Used by a man to refer to oneself when addressing a monarch; your servant, your humble servant
    Coordinate terms: 신첩(臣妾) (sincheop), 소첩(小妾) (socheop)

Derived terms[edit]

Etymology 3[edit]

First attested in the Hunminjeong'eum haerye (訓民正音解例 / 훈민정음해례), 1446, as Middle Korean 신〮 (Yale: sín). Likely related to Old Korean (*sen).[1]

Pronunciation[edit]

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

Noun[edit]

(sin)

  1. shoes; footgear
    Synonym: (more common) 신발 (sinbal)
    벗고 들어가시오.Sin-eul beotgo deureogasio.Do not enter with shoes on.
Derived terms[edit]
Related terms[edit]
References[edit]
  1. ^ Vovin, Alexander (2013) “From Koguryo to T'amna”, in Korean Linguistics[1], volume 15, number 2 (PDF), John Benjamins Publishing Company, →DOI, pages 222-240

Etymology 4[edit]

Of native Korean origin.

Pronunciation[edit]

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

Noun[edit]

(sin)

  1. joy; delight; amusement
    Synonym: 흥(興) (heung)
    관중 아주 났었다.Gwanjung-deur-eun aju sin-i nasseotda.The audience was frantic with joy.
Derived terms[edit]

Etymology 5[edit]

Borrowed from English scene.

Pronunciation[edit]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?sin
Revised Romanization (translit.)?sin
McCune–Reischauer?ssin
Yale Romanization?qsin

Noun[edit]

(sin)

  1. scene (in a show, movie, drama, play, etc.)
    Synonym: 장면(場面) (jangmyeon)
    감동적 이었다.Gamdongjeog-in sin-ieotda.It was a moving scene.

Etymology 6[edit]

Sino-Korean word from .

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ɕʰi(ː)n]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?sin
Revised Romanization (translit.)?sin
McCune–Reischauer?sin
Yale Romanization?sīn

Noun[edit]

(sin) (hanja )

  1. Short for 신장(腎臟) (sinjang, (anatomy) kidney).
Derived terms[edit]

Etymology 7[edit]

Sino-Korean word from .

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ɕʰi(ː)n]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?sin
Revised Romanization (translit.)?sin
McCune–Reischauer?sin
Yale Romanization?sīn

Noun[edit]

(sin) (hanja )

  1. (literary or formal) trustworthiness
Derived terms[edit]

Etymology 8[edit]

Sino-Korean word from

Noun[edit]

(sin) (hanja )

  1. the eighth of the ten heavenly stems
Coordinate terms[edit]

Etymology 9[edit]

Sino-Korean word from .

Pronunciation[edit]

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

Prefix[edit]

신— (sin-) (hanja )

  1. new, latest, modern, novel; neo-
    Antonym: 구(舊) (gu-, old; former)
    신(新) (sin) + ‎기록(記錄) (girok, record) → ‎신기록(新記錄) (sin'girok, new record)
Derived terms[edit]
See also[edit]
  • (sae, new, determiner)

Etymology 10[edit]

See the main entry.

Adjective[edit]

(sin)

  1. present adnominal of 시다 (sida, to be sour): sour, acid, tart

Etymology 11[edit]

Korean reading of various Chinese characters.

Syllable[edit]

(sin)

Extended content
  1. : body
    (eumhun reading: (mom sin))
    (MC reading: (MC syin))
  2. : to extend
    (eumhun reading: 펼칠 (pyeolchil sin))
    (MC reading: (MC syin))
  3. : spirit; god
    (eumhun reading: 귀신 (gwisin sin))
    (MC reading: (MC zyin))
  4. : one who serves
    (eumhun reading: 신하 (sinha sin))
    (MC reading: (MC dzyin))
  5. : believe; trust
    (eumhun reading: 믿을 (mideul sin))
    (MC reading: (MC sinH))
  6. : bitter; toilsome
    (eumhun reading: 매울 (mae'ul sin))
    (MC reading: (MC sin))
  7. : new
    (eumhun reading: (sae sin))
    (MC reading: (MC sin))
  8. :
    (MC reading: (MC syin))
  9. :
    (MC reading: (MC dzyin|zyin))
  10. :
    (MC reading: (MC dzyinH))
  11. :
    (MC reading: (MC syin))
  12. :
    (MC reading: (MC srin))
  13. :
    (MC reading: (MC sin))
  14. :
    (MC reading: (MC sinH))
  15. :
    (MC reading: (MC sinH))
  16. :
    (MC reading: (MC srin))
  17. :
    (MC reading: (MC syin))
  18. : with child
    (eumhun reading: 아이 밸 (ai bael sin))
    (MC reading: (MC syin))
  19. :
    (MC reading: (MC dzyin))
  20. :
    (MC reading: (MC zinH))
  21. : kidney
    (eumhun reading: 콩팥 (kongpat sin))
    (MC reading: (MC dzyinX))
  22. :
    (MC reading: (MC zinH))
  23. :
    (MC reading: (MC dzyinX|dzyinH))
  24. : time
    (eumhun reading: (ttae sin))
    (MC reading: (MC dzyin))
  25. :
    (MC reading: )
  26. :
    (MC reading: (MC syinX))
  27. :
    (MC reading: (MC sinH))
  28. :
    (MC reading: (MC srin))
  29. :
    (MC reading: (MC sinH))
  30. :
    (MC reading: (MC syinX))
  31. :
    (MC reading: (MC dzyinX))
  32. :
    (MC reading: )
  33. :
    (MC reading: (MC syinX))
  34. :
    (MC reading: (MC srin))
  35. :
    (MC reading: (MC srin))
  36. :
    (MC reading: )
  37. :
    (MC reading: )
  38. :
    (MC reading: )
  39. :
    (MC reading: (MC srin))
  40. :
    (MC reading: (MC srin))
  41. :
    (MC reading: )
  42. :
    (MC reading: (MC syinH))
  43. :
    (MC reading: (MC syin))
  44. :
    (MC reading: )
  45. :
    (MC reading: )
  46. :
    (MC reading: )
  47. :
    (MC reading: (MC srin))
  48. :
    (MC reading: )
  49. :
    (MC reading: (MC srin))
  50. :
    (MC reading: (MC syin|syinH))
  51. :
    (MC reading: )
  52. :
    (MC reading: (MC dzyinX))
  53. :
    (MC reading: (MC tshinX))
  54. :
    (MC reading: (MC srin))
  55. :
    (MC reading: (MC syin))
  56. :
    (MC reading: )
  57. :
    (MC reading: (MC zinH))
  58. :
    (MC reading: (MC dzyin|tsyinH))
  59. :
    (MC reading: (MC dzyinX))
  60. :
    (MC reading: (MC srin|sinH|syinH))
  61. :
    (MC reading: (MC tsyinH))
  62. :
    (MC reading: (MC sinH))
  63. :
    (MC reading: )
  64. :
    (MC reading: (MC dzyin))
  65. :
    (MC reading: (MC dzyin))

Middle Korean[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

신〮 (sín)

  1. shoe; footgear

Descendants[edit]

  • Korean: (sin)