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U+CCA0, 철
HANGUL SYLLABLE CEOL
Composition: + +

[U+CC9F]
Hangul Syllables
[U+CCA1]




챼 ←→ 체

Korean

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Etymology 1

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Chemical element
Fe
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Sino-Korean word from てつ.

Pronunciation

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Romanizations
Revised Romanization?cheol
Revised Romanization (translit.)?cheol
McCune–Reischauer?ch'ŏl
Yale Romanization?chel

Noun

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(cheol) (hanja てつ)

  1. iron; ferrum (metal)
    Synonym: (soe)
Derived terms
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Etymology 2

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First attested in the Garye eonhae (いえれいことわざかい / 가례언해), 1632, as Early Modern Korean  (Yale: chyel).

Pronunciation

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Romanizations
Revised Romanization?cheol
Revised Romanization (translit.)?cheol
McCune–Reischauer?ch'ŏl
Yale Romanization?chel
  • 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

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(cheol)

  1. season (of the year)
    Synonym: 계절(ぶし) (gyejeol)

Etymology 3

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Of native Korean origin.

Pronunciation

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Romanizations
Revised Romanization?cheol
Revised Romanization (translit.)?cheol
McCune–Reischauer?ch'ŏl
Yale Romanization?chel

Noun

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(cheol)

  1. maturity; good sense
    들다cheor-i deuldato become mature
Derived terms
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