손

손 U+C190, 손 HANGUL SYLLABLE SON Composition: ㅅ + ㅗ + ㄴ Dubeolsik input: t-h-s ← 솏 [U+C18F] Hangul Syllables 솑 → [U+C191]

Korean

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [sʰo̞n]
• Phonetic hangeul: [손]

Revised Romanization? son Revised Romanization (translit.)? son McCune–Reischauer? son Yale Romanization? son

Etymology 1

소속솎솏손솑솒 솓솔솕솖솗솘솙 솚솛솜솝솞솟솠 송솢솣솤솥솦솧
셰 ←	→ 솨

Syllable

손 • (son)

1. A Hangul syllabic block made up of ㅅ, ㅗ, and ㄴ.

Etymology 2

First attested in the Hunmin jeongeum haerye (訓民正音解例 / 훈민정음해례), 1446, as Middle Korean 손 (Yale: swon).

Noun

손 • (son)

1. hand

Derived terms

• 손가방 (son-gabang)

Related terms

• 손바닥 (sonbadak)
• 손등 (sondeung)
• 손목 (sonmok)
• 손가락 (son-garak)
• 손끝 (sonkkeut)

See also

• 팔 (pal)

Etymology 3

First attested in the Yongbi eocheonga (龍飛御天歌 / 용비어천가), 1447, as Middle Korean 손 (Yale: swon).

Noun

손 • (son)

1. visitor; customer

Etymology 4

Korean reading of various Chinese characters.

Syllable

손 (son)

1. 孫:

   (MC reading: 孫 (MC suən))

2. 損:

   (MC reading: 損 (MC suən^X))

3. 遜:

   (MC reading: 遜 (MC suən^H))

4. 巽:

   (MC reading: 巽 (MC suən^H))

5. 蓀:

   (MC reading: 蓀 (MC suən))

6. 飧:

   (MC reading: 飧 (MC suən))

7. 飡: Alternative form of 飧

   (MC reading: 飡)

8. 喰:

   (MC reading: 喰)

9. 噀:

   (MC reading: 噀)

10. 愻:

    (MC reading: 愻 (MC suən^H))

11. 搎:

    (MC reading: 搎 (MC suən))

12. 槂:

    (MC reading: 槂)

13. 潠:

    (MC reading: 潠 (MC suən^H))

14. 猻:

    (MC reading: 猻 (MC suən))

15. 薞:

    (MC reading: 薞)

16. 顨:

    (MC reading: 顨)

17. 飱:

    (MC reading: 飱)

References

• Supreme Court of the Republic of Korea (대한민국 대법원, Daehanmin-guk daebeobwon) (2018). Table of hanja for personal names (인명용 한자표 / 人名用漢字表, inmyeong-yonghanjapyo), page 24. [1]
• 국제퇴계학회 대구경북지부 (國際退溪學會 大邱慶北支部) (2007). Digital Hanja Dictionary, 전자사전／電子字典. [2]