소

(SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [sʰo̞(ː)]
Phonetic hangul: [소(ː)]
- Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization^?	so
Revised Romanization (translit.)^?	so
McCune–Reischauer^?	so
Yale Romanization^?	sō

Noun edit

소 • (so) (hanja 小)

small (in terms of size or scale)
Coordinate terms: 중(中) (jung, “medium; middle”), 대(大) (dae, “large”)

Derived terms edit

See the hanja entry at 小 for Sino-Korean compounds of 소 (小, so).

Etymology 3 edit

First attested in the Beonyeok nogeoldae (飜譯老乞大 / 번역노걸대), 1517, as Middle Korean 솧 (Yale: swoh).

Pronunciation edit

(SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [sʰo̞]
Phonetic hangul: [소]

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

Noun edit

소 • (so)

stuffing, filling (in rice cakes, dumplings, etc.)

Derived terms edit

만두소 (manduso)
연밥소 (yeonbapso, “lotus seed paste”)
팥소 (patso, “red bean paste”)

Etymology 4 edit

Korean reading of various Chinese characters.

Syllable edit

소 (so)

Extended content

少: (to be) little; (to be) few
(eumhun reading: 적을 소 (jeogeul so))
(MC reading: 少 (MC syewX|syewH))
所: place
(eumhun reading: 바 소 (ba so))
(MC reading: 所 (MC srjoX))
消: disappear; extinguish
(eumhun reading: 사라질 소 (sarajil so))
(MC reading: 消 (MC sjew))
素: plain; white
(eumhun reading: 흴 소 (huil so))
(MC reading: 素 (MC suH))
笑: laugh
(eumhun reading: 웃을 소 (useul so))
(MC reading: 笑 (MC sjewH))
召:
(MC reading: 召 (MC drjewH|dzyewH))
昭:
(MC reading: 昭 (MC tsyew))
蘇:
(MC reading: 蘇 (MC su))
騷:
(MC reading: 騷 (MC saw))
燒: burn; fire
(eumhun reading: 불사를 소 (bulsareul so))
(MC reading: 燒 (MC syew|syewH))
訴:
(MC reading: 訴 (MC suH))
掃: sweep
(eumhun reading: 쓸 소 (sseul so))
(MC reading: 掃 (MC sawX|sawH))
疏:
(MC reading: 疏 (MC srjo|srjoH))
蔬:
(MC reading: 蔬 (MC srjo))
沼: swamp; pond
(eumhun reading: 못 소 (mot so))
(MC reading: 沼 (MC tsyewX))
炤:
(MC reading: 炤 (MC tsyewH))
紹:
(MC reading: 紹 (MC dzyewX))
邵:
(MC reading: 邵 (MC dzyewH))
韶:
(MC reading: 韶 (MC dzyew))
巢:
(MC reading: 巢 (MC dzraew|dzraewH))
遡:
(MC reading: 遡 (MC suH))
柖:
(MC reading: 柖 (MC dzyew))
玿:
(MC reading: 玿 (MC dzyew))
嘯:
(MC reading: 嘯 (MC sewH))
塑:
(MC reading: 塑 (MC suH))
宵: night
(eumhun reading: 밤 소 (bam so))
(MC reading: 宵 (MC sjew))
搔:
(MC reading: 搔 (MC saw))
梳:
(MC reading: 梳 (MC srjo))
瀟:
(MC reading: 瀟)
瘙:
(MC reading: 瘙 (MC sawH))
篠:
(MC reading: 篠 (MC sewX))
簫:
(MC reading: 簫 (MC sew))
蕭:
(MC reading: 蕭 (MC sew))
逍: wander
(eumhun reading: 거닐 소 (geonil so))
(MC reading: 逍 (MC sjew))
銷:
(MC reading: 銷 (MC sjew))
愫:
(MC reading: 愫)
穌:
(MC reading: 穌 (MC su))
卲:
(MC reading: 卲 (MC dzyewH))
霄:
(MC reading: 霄 (MC sjew))
劭:
(MC reading: 劭 (MC dzyewH))
䘘:
(MC reading: 䘘)
璅:
(MC reading: 璅 (MC tsawX))
傃:
(MC reading: 傃 (MC suH))
䴛:
(MC reading: 䴛 (MC sjew))
佋:
(MC reading: 佋 (MC dzyew|dzyewX))
嗉:
(MC reading: 嗉 (MC suH))
埽:
(MC reading: 埽 (MC sawX|sawH))
塐:
(MC reading: 塐 (MC suH))
愬:
(MC reading: 愬 (MC suH|sreak))
捎:
(MC reading: 捎 (MC sjew|sraew))
樔:
(MC reading: 樔 (MC dzraew))
泝:
(MC reading: 泝 (MC suH))
筱:
(MC reading: 筱 (MC sewX))
箾:
(MC reading: 箾 (MC sew|sraewk))
繅:
(MC reading: 繅 (MC tsawX))
翛:
(MC reading: 翛 (MC sew|syuwk))
膆:
(MC reading: 膆 (MC suH))
艘:
(MC reading: 艘 (MC sew))
蛸:
(MC reading: 蛸 (MC sjew|sraew))
酥:
(MC reading: 酥 (MC su))
魈:
(MC reading: 魈 (MC sjew))
鮹:
(MC reading: 鮹 (MC sjew|sraew))
疎: Alternative form of 疏
(MC reading: 疎)
甦: Alternative form of 穌
(MC reading: 甦 (MC su))
䨭: Alternative form of 霄
(MC reading: 䨭)
遡: Alternative form of 溯
(MC reading: 遡 (MC suH))
咲: Alternative form of 笑
(MC reading: 咲)