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U+3145, ㅅ
HANGUL LETTER SIOS

[U+3144]
Hangul Compatibility Jamo
[U+3146]

Korean

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sʰu/
  • Phonetic hangeul:

Syllable

(su)

  1. A Hangul syllabic block made up of and .

Etymology 2

Of native Korean origin.

Noun

(su)

  1. way, means, possibility
  2. male (non-human)

Usage notes

After a future determiner and before, (su, “possibility”) with a form of 있다 (itda, “to exist”) or 없다 (eopda, “not to exist”) may translate as a form of “can” or “cannot”, respectively:

  • 가 없습니다.
    Gal suga eopsseumnida.
    [I] cannot go. (Literally, "The future going possibility does not exist.")

Antonyms

  • (male): (am, “female (non-human)”)

Etymology 3

Korean reading of various Chinese characters.

Noun

(su) (hanja )

  1. number
    • 를 세다
      sureul seda
      to count (the number of)

(su) (hanja )

  1. water
  2. river
  3. (figuratively) north; winter; black

Abbreviation

(su) (hanja )

  1. Abbreviation of 수요일 (suyoil): Wednesday