착

착 U+CC29, 착 HANGUL SYLLABLE CAG Composition: ㅊ + ㅏ + ㄱ ← 차 [U+CC28] Hangul Syllables 찪 → [U+CC2A]

차착찪찫찬찭찮 찯찰찱찲찳찴찵 찶찷참찹찺찻찼 창찾찿챀챁챂챃
찌 ←	→ 채

Jeju

Pronunciation

• (Morphophonemic) IPA^(key): ⫽t͡ɕʰak⫽
• (Jeju City) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕʰa̠k̚]
• Phonetic hangul: [착]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	chak
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	chag
Yale Romanization?	chak

Etymology 1

Noun

착 (chak)

1. side

Alternative forms

• 짝 (jjak)

Etymology 2

From Middle Korean ᄧᅡᆨ (pcak). Cognate to Korean 짝 (jjak).

Noun

착 (chak)

1. pair, couple, set

Alternative forms

• 짝 (jjak)

References

• “착” in Jeju's culture and language, Digital museum.
• 제주 문화 예술 재단 [jeju munhwa yesul jaedan] (2009) “착”, in 개정 증보 제주어 사전 [gaejeong jeungbo jejueo sajeon]‎^[1], 제주 특별 자치도 [jeju teukbyeol jachido], →ISBN, page 804

Korean

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕʰa̠k̚]
• Phonetic hangul: [착]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	chak
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	chag
McCune–Reischauer?	ch'ak
Yale Romanization?	chak

Etymology 1

Of native Korean origin.

Ideophone

Ablaut/harmonic pair

Yin-form	척 (cheok)
Yang-form	착 (chak)

착 • (chak)

1. calmly
2. limply
3. (of gaze or voice) while lowering
4. (of agitation or excitement) while vanishing

   파티 분위기가 착 가라앉다 ― pati bunwigi-ga chak garaanda ― for the party atmosphere to dissipate

Etymology 2

Intensive form of 짝 (jjak).

Ideophone

Ablaut/harmonic pair

Yin-form	척 (cheok)
Yang-form	착 (chak)

Consonant set

Plain	짝 (jjak)
Intensive	착 (chak)

착 • (chak)

1. while sticking very tightly

Etymology 3

Dialectal pronunciation or nativisation of the Sino-Korean term 책 (冊, chaek, “book”).

Noun

착 • (chak)

1. (Gangwon, Gyeongsang, Jeolla dialect, Chungcheong, Seoul) Alternative form of 책(冊) (chaek, “book”)
   • 2010 January 16, 권순암 [gwonsunam], “이야기꾼 홍필경 [iyagikkun hongpilgyeong]”, in 한국구비문학대계 [han'gukgubimunhakdaegye]‎^[2], 경기도 포천시 소흘읍 [gyeonggido pocheonsi soheureup]:

     ...착하고 붓하고 착 그런 걸 팔러 댕기는 사람이 있어요.

     ...Chak-hago but-hago chak geureon geol palleo daenggi-neun saram-i iss-eoyo.

     [He was a person who] went around selling books and brushes.

Etymology 4

Perhaps from Manchu. See 착하다 (chakhada) for more.

Root

착 • (chak)

1. Root of 착하다 (chakhada, “to be kind, to be nice”). Rarely used alone.

Etymology 5

Korean reading of various Chinese characters.

Syllable

착 (chak)

Extended content

着: (MC reading: 着) 錯: (MC reading: 錯 (MC tshak)) 捉: (MC reading: 捉 (MC tsraewk)) 搾: (MC reading: 搾) 窄: (MC reading: 窄 (MC tsraek)) 鑿: (MC reading: 鑿 (MC tsak|dzak)) 齪: (MC reading: 齪 (MC tsrhaewk)) 戳: (MC reading: 戳) 擉: (MC reading: 擉 (MC tsrhaewk)) 斲: (MC reading: 斲 (MC traewk)) 丵: (MC reading: 丵 (MC dzraewk)) 剒: (MC reading: 剒 (MC tshak)) 諑: (MC reading: 諑 (MC traewk)) 躇: (MC reading: 躇 (MC drjo))