함

Korean

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ha̠m]
• Phonetic hangul: [함]

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

Etymology 1

하학핚핛한핝핞 핟할핡핢핣핤핥 핦핧함합핪핫핬 항핮핯핰핱핲핳
피 ←	→ 해

Syllable

(deprecated template usage) 함 • (ham)

1. (deprecated template usage) A Hangul syllabic block made up of ㅎ, ㅏ, and ㅁ.

Etymology 2

Form of 하다 (hada).

Noun

함 • (ham)

1. Substantive form of 하다 (hada, “to be a certain way”); thus, "being."
2. Substantive form of 하다 (hada, “to do”); thus, "doing."

Etymology 3

Korean reading of various Chinese characters.

Syllable

함 (ham)

1. 咸: all

   (eumhun reading: 다 함 (da ham))
   (MC reading: 咸 (MC heam))

2. 含: mouthing

   (eumhun reading: 머금을 함 (meogeumeul ham))
   (MC reading: 含 (MC hom))

3. 艦: warship

   (eumhun reading: 싸움배 함 (ssaumbae ham))
   (MC reading: 艦 (MC haemX))

4. 函: box

   (eumhun reading: 함 함 (ham ham))
   (MC reading: 函 (MC hom|heam))

5. 陷: plunging

   (eumhun reading: 빠질 함 (ppajil ham))
   (MC reading: 陷 (MC heamH))

6. 喊: sound

   (eumhun reading: 소리 함 (sori ham))
   (MC reading: 喊 (MC xamX|heamX|xeamX))

7. 啣: bit

   (eumhun reading: 재갈 함 (jaegal ham))
   (MC reading: 啣)

8. 涵: wet

   (eumhun reading: 젖을 함 (jeojeul ham))
   (MC reading: 涵 (MC hom|homX))

9. 緘: sealing

   (eumhun reading: 봉할 함 (bonghal ham))
   (MC reading: 緘 (MC keam))

10. 檻: we

    (eumhun reading: 우리 함 (uri ham))
    (MC reading: 檻 (MC haemX))

11. 銜: bit

    (eumhun reading: 재갈 함 (jaegal ham))
    (MC reading: 銜 (MC haem))

12. 鹹: salty

    (eumhun reading: 짤 함 (jjal ham))
    (MC reading: 鹹 (MC heam))