채

채 U+CC44, 채 HANGUL SYLLABLE CAE Composition: ㅊ + ㅐ Dubeolsik input: c-o ← 챃 [U+CC43] Hangul Syllables 책 → [U+CC45]

채책챆챇챈챉챊 챋챌챍챎챏챐챑 챒챓챔챕챖챗챘 챙챚챛챜챝챞챟
차 ←	→ 챠

Jeju

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡ɕʰæ/

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 車.

Alternative forms

• 차 (cha)

Noun

채 (chae)

1. car
   • 난 채가 싯수다.

     Naneun chaega sitsuda

     I have a car.

Etymology 2

Alternative forms

• 체 (che)

Counter

채 (chae)

1. houses

Usage notes

As with most count words (a.k.a. classifiers), 채 (chae) is preceded by Jeju numerals.

Synonyms

• 거리 (geori)

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Korean

Etymology 1

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

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕʰɛ] ~ [t͡ɕʰe̞]
• Phonetic hangul: [채/체]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	chae
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	chae
McCune–Reischauer?	ch'ae
Yale Romanization?	chay

Noun

채 • (chae)

1. a whip, a scourge

   Synonym: 채찍 (chaejjik)

   팽이를 채로 치다. ― Paeng'i-reul chae-ro chida. ― [He] hits the spinning top with a whip.

2. a cane (used for beating)

   Synonym: 회초리 (hoechori)

3. a club; a cue; a racket

   골프채 ― golpeuchae ― a golf club

   당구채 ― dangguchae ― a pool cue

Etymology 2

Of native Korean origin.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕʰɛ(ː)] ~ [t͡ɕʰe̞(ː)]
• Phonetic hangul: [채(ː)/체(ː)]
  • Though still prescriptive in Standard Korean, the great majority of speakers (in both Koreas) no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	chae
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	chae
McCune–Reischauer?	ch'ae
Yale Romanization?	chāy

Noun

채 • (chae)

1. thin strips (of vegetable or fruit)

   무를 채를 치다. ― Mu-reul chae-reul chida. ― to shred white radish into thin strips.

Usage notes

Chiefly used with the verbs 썰다 (sseolda, “to slice”) and 치다 (chida, “to shred”).

Etymology 3

First attested in the Hunmong jahoe (訓蒙字會 / 훈몽자회), 1527, as Middle Korean 채〮 (Yale: cháy).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕʰɛ] ~ [t͡ɕʰe̞]
• Phonetic hangul: [채/체]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	chae
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	chae
McCune–Reischauer?	ch'ae
Yale Romanization?	chay

Counter

채 • (chae)

1. Counter for houses.

   집 한 채 ― jip han chae ― a house

Etymology 4

Of native Korean origin.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕʰɛ] ~ [t͡ɕʰe̞]
• Phonetic hangul: [채/체]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	chae
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	chae
McCune–Reischauer?	ch'ae
Yale Romanization?	chay

Dependent noun

채 • (chae)

1. a continuing state

   옷을 입은 채. ― Os-eul ibeun chae. ― while wearing clothes

Etymology 5

First attested in the Gyechuk ilgi (癸丑日記 / 계축일기), c. 1600 , as Early Modern Korean 채 (Yale: chay).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕʰɛ] ~ [t͡ɕʰe̞]
• Phonetic hangul: [채/체]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	chae
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	chae
McCune–Reischauer?	ch'ae
Yale Romanization?	chay

Adverb

채 • (chae)

1. not yet, still... not

   숙제를 채 마치기도 전에 잠이 들었다.

   Sukje-reul chae machigi-do jeon-e jam-i deureotda.

   He fell asleep before he finished the homework.