채

채 U+CC44, 채 HANGUL SYLLABLE CAE Composition: ㅊ + ㅐ ← 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.

   Nan chae-ga 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 Hunminjeong'eum 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, most 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.