포

포 U+D3EC, 포 HANGUL SYLLABLE PO Composition: ㅍ + ㅗ ← 폫 [U+D3EB] Hangul Syllables 폭 → [U+D3ED]

포폭폮폯폰폱폲 폳폴폵폶폷폸폹 폺폻폼폽폾폿퐀 퐁퐂퐃퐄퐅퐆퐇
폐 ←	→ 퐈

Korean

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [pʰo̞]
• Phonetic hangul: [포]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	po
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	po
McCune–Reischauer?	p'o
Yale Romanization?	pho

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 砲

Noun

포 • (po) (hanja 砲)

1. gun; cannon

Derived terms

• 포화 (砲火, pohwa, “gunfire; artillery fire”)
• 포탄 (砲彈, potan, “cannonball”)

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 布 (“cloth; textiles”)

Noun

포 • (po) (hanja 布)

1. Only used in various hanja compounds.

Derived terms

• 배포 (配布, baepo, “distribution”)
• 분포 (分布, bunpo, “distribution; dispersion”)
• 폭포 (瀑布, pokpo, “waterfall”)

Etymology 3

Korean cardinal numbers

<  3	4	5  >
Cardinal : 포 (po)

From English four.

Noun

포 • (po)

1. (informal) four

Synonyms

• 사 (sa)
• 넷 (net)

Related terms

Playing cards in Korean · 트럼프 (teureompeu) (layout · text)
에이스 (eiseu, “ace”)	투 (tu, “two”), 이 (i, “two”), 듀스 (dyuseu, “deuce”)	쓰리 (sseuri, “three”), 삼 (sam, “three”), 트레이 (teurei, “trey”)	포 (po, “four”), 사 (sa, “four”), 케이트 (keiteu, “cater”)	파이브 (paibeu, “five”), 오 (o, “five”), 싱크 (singkeu, “cinque”)	식스 (sikseu, “six”), 육 (yuk, “six”), 사이스 (saiseu, “sice”)	세븐 (sebeun, “seven”), 칠 (chil, “seven”)
에잇 (eit, “eight”), 팔 (pal, “eight”)	나인 (nain, “nine”), 구 (gu, “nine”)	텐 (ten, “ten”), 십 (sip, “ten”)	잭 (jaek, “jack”)	퀸 (kwin, “queen”)	킹 (king, “king”)	조커 (jokeo, “joker”)

Etymology 4

Korean reading of various Chinese characters.

Syllable

포 (po)

More information

1. 抱:

   (MC reading: 抱 (MC bawX))

2. 胞:

   (MC reading: 胞 (MC paew|phaew))

3. 飽:

   (MC reading: 飽 (MC paewX))

4. 浦:

   (MC reading: 浦 (MC phuX))

5. 捕:

   (MC reading: 捕 (MC buH))

6. 葡:

   (MC reading: 葡 (MC bu))

7. 褒:

   (MC reading: 褒 (MC paw))

8. 鋪:

   (MC reading: 鋪 (MC phju|phu|phuH))

9. 佈:

   (MC reading: 佈 (MC puH))

10. 匍:

    (MC reading: 匍 (MC bu))

11. 匏:

    (MC reading: 匏 (MC baew))

12. 咆:

    (MC reading: 咆 (MC baew))

13. 哺:

    (MC reading: 哺 (MC buH))

14. 圃:

    (MC reading: 圃 (MC puX|puH))

15. 怖:

    (MC reading: 怖 (MC phuH|phjot))

16. 暴:

    (MC reading: 暴 (MC bawH|buwk))

17. 泡:

    (MC reading: 泡 (MC phaew|baew))

18. 疱:

    (MC reading: 疱)

19. 脯: spiced slices of dried meat

    (MC reading: 脯 (MC pjuX))

20. 苞:

    (MC reading: 苞 (MC paew))

21. 蒲:

    (MC reading: 蒲 (MC bu))

22. 袍:

    (MC reading: 袍 (MC baw))

23. 逋:

    (MC reading: 逋 (MC pu))

24. 鮑:

    (MC reading: 鮑 (MC baewX))

25. 拋:

    (MC reading: 拋 (MC phaew))

26. 儤:

    (MC reading: 儤)

27. 庖:

    (MC reading: 庖 (MC baew))

28. 晡:

    (MC reading: 晡 (MC pu))

29. 曓:

    (MC reading: 曓)

30. 炮:

    (MC reading: 炮 (MC baew|phaewH))

31. 炰:

    (MC reading: 炰 (MC baew))

32. 誧:

    (MC reading: 誧 (MC pu|phu|phuX|phuH))

33. 鉋:

    (MC reading: 鉋 (MC baew|baewH))

34. 鞄:

    (MC reading: 鞄 (MC baew|baewX|baewH|phaewk))

35. 餔:

    (MC reading: 餔 (MC pu|buH))

36. 鯆:

    (MC reading: 鯆 (MC pu|phu|pjuX))

References

• Supreme Court of the Republic of Korea (대한민국 대법원, Daehanmin'guk Daebeobwon) (2018). Table of hanja for personal names (인명용 한자표 / 人名用漢字表, Inmyeong-yong hanja-pyo). [1]