흠

흠 U+D760, 흠 HANGUL SYLLABLE HEUM Composition: ㅎ + ㅡ + ㅁ ← 흟 [U+D75F] Hangul Syllables 흡 → [U+D761]

흐흑흒흓흔흕흖 흗흘흙흚흛흜흝 흞흟흠흡흢흣흤 흥흦흧흨흩흪흫
휴 ←	→ 희

Korean

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 欠 (“to yawn, lack, be deficient in”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [xɯ(ː)m]
• Phonetic hangul: [흠(ː)]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	heum
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	heum
McCune–Reischauer?	hŭm
Yale Romanization?	hūm

Noun

흠 • (heum) (hanja 欠)

1. crack, scratch, scar, blemish

   Synonym: 하자(瑕疵) (haja)

2. flaw, fault, defect, shortcoming, weakness

   Synonym: 결점(缺點) (gyeoljeom)

Derived terms

• See the hanja entry at 欠 for Sino-Korean compounds of 흠 (欠, heum).
• 숨은흠(欠) (sumeunheum, “an invisible flaw”)
• 흠(欠)집 (heumjip, “flaw, crack, scratch, scar”)

Etymology 2

Of native Korean origin.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [xɯm]
• Phonetic hangul: [흠]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	heum
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	heum
McCune–Reischauer?	hŭm
Yale Romanization?	hum

Interjection

흠 • (heum)

1. (onomatopoeia) hm, hmm, mm, hum

   Synonym: 음 (eum)

   흠, 확실해? ― Heum, hwaksilhae? ― Hmm, are you certain?

   흠, 한번 생각해 볼게요. ― Heum, hanbeon saenggakhae bolgeyo. ― Well, I'll think about it.

Etymology 3

Korean reading of various Chinese characters.

Syllable

흠 (heum)

More information

1. 欽:

   (MC reading: 欽 (MC khim))

2. 欠:

   (MC reading: 欠 (MC khjaemH))

3. 歆:

   (MC reading: 歆 (MC xim))

4. 鑫:

   (MC reading: 鑫)

5. 廞:

   (MC reading: 廞 (MC xim|ximX))

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]