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U+D600, 혀
HANGUL SYLLABLE HYEO
Composition: +

[U+D5FF]
Hangul Syllables
[U+D601]




헤 ←→ 혜

Korean[edit]

Etymology[edit]

First attested in the Hunminjeong'eum haerye (訓民正音解例 / 훈민정음해례), 1446, as Middle Korean 혀〮 (Yale: hyé).

Pronunciation[edit]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?hyeo
Revised Romanization (translit.)?hyeo
McCune–Reischauer?hyŏ
Yale Romanization?hye

South Gyeongsang (Busan) pitch accent: / 에 /

Syllables in red take high pitch. This word always takes high pitch and also heightens the next suffixed syllable, unless it is 에.

Noun[edit]

(hyeo)

  1. tongue

Derived terms[edit]

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