철

철 U+CCA0, 철 HANGUL SYLLABLE CEOL Composition: ㅊ + ㅓ + ㄹ Dubeolsik input: c-j-f ← 첟 [U+CC9F] Hangul Syllables 첡 → [U+CCA1]

처척첚첛천첝첞 첟철첡첢첣첤첥 첦첧첨첩첪첫첬 청첮첯첰첱첲첳
챼 ←	→ 체

Korean

Etymology 1

Chemical element
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Sino-Korean word from 鐵, from the Middle Korean reading 텰〮 (Yale: thyél), from Middle Chinese 鐵 (MC tʰet̚).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕʰʌ̹ɭ]
• Phonetic hangul: [철]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	cheol
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	cheol
McCune–Reischauer?	ch'ŏl
Yale Romanization?	chel

Noun

철 • (cheol) (hanja 鐵)

1. iron; ferrum (metal)

   Synonym: 쇠 (soe)

Etymology 2

First attested in the Garye eonhae (家禮諺解 / 가례언해), 1632, as Early Modern Korean 쳘 (Yale: chyel).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕʰʌ̹ɭ]
• Phonetic hangul: [철]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	cheol
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	cheol
McCune–Reischauer?	ch'ŏl
Yale Romanization?	chel

South Gyeongsang (Busan) pitch accent: 철의 / 철에 / 철까지

Syllables in red take high pitch. This word always takes high pitch and also heightens the next suffixed syllable, unless it is 에.

Noun

철 • (cheol)

1. season (of the year)

   Synonym: 계절(季節) (gyejeol)

Etymology 3

Of native Korean origin.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕʰʌ̹ɭ]
• Phonetic hangul: [철]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	cheol
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	cheol
McCune–Reischauer?	ch'ŏl
Yale Romanization?	chel

Noun

철 • (cheol)

1. maturity; good sense

   철이 들다 ― cheori deulda ― to become mature

Derived terms

• 철부지 (cheolbuji, “kid”)
• 철딱서니 (cheolttakseoni)