쉬

쉬 U+C26C, 쉬 HANGUL SYLLABLE SWI Composition: ㅅ + ㅟ ← 쉫 [U+C26B] Hangul Syllables 쉭 → [U+C26D]

쉬쉭쉮쉯쉰쉱쉲 쉳쉴쉵쉶쉷쉸쉹 쉺쉻쉼쉽쉾쉿슀 슁슂슃슄슅슆슇
쉐 ←	→ 슈

Korean

Etymology 1

Of native Korean origin.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ʃʰɥi(ː)] ~ [ʃʰy(ː)]
• Phonetic hangul: [쉬(ː)]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	swi
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	swi
McCune–Reischauer?	shwi
Yale Romanization?	swī

Noun

쉬 • (swi)

1. (childish) pee-pee, wee-wee

Etymology 2

Of native Korean origin.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ʃʰɥi(ː)] ~ [ʃʰy(ː)]
• Phonetic hangul: [쉬(ː)]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	swi
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	swi
McCune–Reischauer?	shwi
Yale Romanization?	swī

Interjection

쉬 • (swi)

1. shh, shoosh, swoosh

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ʃʰɥi(ː)] ~ [ʃʰy(ː)]
• Phonetic hangul: [쉬(ː)]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	swi
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	swi
McCune–Reischauer?	shwi
Yale Romanization?	swī

Adverb

쉬 • (swi)

1. Contraction of 쉬이 (swii, “easily”).

Etymology 4

First attested in the Yeogeo yuhae (譯語類解 / 역어유해), 1690, as Early Modern Korean 쉬 (Yale: swuy).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ʃʰɥi] ~ [ʃʰy]
• Phonetic hangul: [쉬]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	swi
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	swi
McCune–Reischauer?	shwi
Yale Romanization?	swi

Noun

쉬 • (swi)

1. fly egg

   쉬를 슬다 ― swi-reul seulda ― (of a fly) to lay eggs