수석

Korean

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 首席, from 首 (“chief”) + 席 (“seat”)

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [sʰusʰʌ̹k̚]
• Phonetic hangul: [수석]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	suseok
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	suseog
McCune–Reischauer?	susŏk
Yale Romanization?	swusek

Noun

수석 • (suseok) (hanja 首席)

1. premiere; head
2. top (e.g. of the class)

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 水 (“water”) + 石 (“rock”)

Noun

수석 • (suseok) (hanja 水石)

1. Ornamental stones.
2. Underwater stones.
3. Stones and water, especially in a landscape.