조

See also: 丕

조 U+C870, 조 HANGUL SYLLABLE JO Composition: ㅈ + ㅗ ← 졯 [U+C86F] Hangul Syllables 족 → [U+C871]

조족졲졳존졵졶 졷졸졹졺졻졼졽 졾졿좀좁좂좃좄 종좆좇좈좉좊좋
졔 ←	→ 좌

Korean

Etymology 1

Of native Korean origin.

Noun

조 • (jo)

1. foxtail millet (Setaria italica)

Derived terms

• 손가락조 (son'garakjo, “Eleusine coracana”)
• 좁쌀 (jopssal, “hulled millet”)

 

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 朝 (“dynasty”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕo̞]
• Phonetic hangul: [조]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	jo
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	jo
McCune–Reischauer?	cho
Yale Romanization?	co

Suffix

—조 • (-jo) (hanja 朝)

1. dynasty, imperial court

Derived terms

• 왕조(王朝) (wangjo, “dynasty”)

 

Etymology 3

Sino-Korean word from 兆 (“trillion”).

Numeral

조 • (jo) (hanja 兆)

1. trillion (million million)

Etymology 4

Sino-Korean word from 趙 (“a surname”).

Proper noun

조 • (Jo) (hanja 趙)

1. (surname) Jo or Cho