조

Character	조
Hangul Syllables	U+C870
Composition	ㅈ + ㅗ
Dubeolsik keyboard entry	w-h

Korean

Etymology 1

조 족 졲 졳 존 졵 졶 졷 졸 졹 졺 졻 졼 졽 졾 졿 좀 좁 좂 좃 좄 종 좆 좇 좈 좉 좊 좋
졔 ←	좌 →

Syllable

조 (transliterations: Revised jo, McCune–Reischauer cho, Yale co)

1. A Hangul syllabic block made up of ㅈ and ㅗ.

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 朝 (“dynasty”) .

Pronunciation

• IPA: tʃo
• Phonetic hangul: 조

Romanization

Revised	jo
McCune–Reischauer	cho	Yale	co

Suffix

조 (jo, hanja 朝)

1. dynasty, imperial court

Derived terms

• 왕조 (wangjo, “dynasty”, 王朝)

Etymology 3

Sino-Korean word from 兆 (“trillion”) .

Numeral

조 (jo, hanja 兆)

1. (cardinal) trillion (million million)