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U+D788, 히
HANGUL SYLLABLE HI
Composition: +

[U+D787]
Hangul Syllables
[U+D789]




희 ←
See also: -히 and -히-

Korean

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Pronunciation

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

Etymology 1

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Onomatopoeic.

Ideophone

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(hi)

  1. Conveys a nervous laughter or smile.
  2. (possibly dated) Conveys a smile of satisfaction.

Etymology 2

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Korean reading of various Chinese characters.

Syllable

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(hi)

Usage notes
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  • In North Korea, hanja of the Sino-Korean reading (hui) are sometimes written as (hi) in personal names, e.g. in 리춘히 (Ri-chunhi, Ri Chun-hee).

References

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