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U+C2EC, 심
HANGUL SYLLABLE SIM
Composition: + +

[U+C2EB]
Hangul Syllables
[U+C2ED]




싀 ←→ 싸

Jeju

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Etymology

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Cognate with Korean (him).

Pronunciation

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Romanizations
Revised Romanization?sim
Revised Romanization (translit.)?sim
Yale Romanization?sim

Noun

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(sim)

  1. strength; power

References

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  • ” in Jeju's culture and language, Digital museum.

Korean

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Pronunciation

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Romanizations
Revised Romanization?sim
Revised Romanization (translit.)?sim
McCune–Reischauer?sim
Yale Romanization?sim

Etymology 1

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Sino-Korean word from (heart). Compare Chinese (xīn, “pith; wick; core”), Japanese (しん) (shin, pith; wick; core).

Noun

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(sim) (hanja )

  1. internal object crucial to something functioning:
    1. core of a pencil; lead
      연필 yeonpil simpencil core
    2. staple of a stapler
      스테이플러 seuteipeulleo simstapler staple
    3. pith (of a tree, a plant)
      배추 baechu-ui simcore of a cabbage
    4. (medicine) tent (linen roll applied to wounds)
    5. wick (of a lamp, a candle)
      Synonym: 심지 (simji)
    6. pad, padding (in clothing)

Suffix

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—심 (-sim) (hanja )

  1. emotion, mind
    애국aeguksimpatriotism

Derived terms

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Etymology 2

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Perhaps shifted from (, sam, “ginseng”).

Noun

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(sim)

  1. (ginseng-harvesters' cant) ginseng
    봤다!Sim bwatda!I hit the jackpot! (literally, “I saw ginseng!”)

Etymology 3

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Noun

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(sim)

  1. Gyeongsang and Gangwon form of (him, strength).

Etymology 4

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Modern Korean reading of various Chinese characters.

Syllable

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(sim)