체
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See also: -체
Korean
Etymology 1
Sino-Korean word from 體 (“body”), from the Middle Korean reading 톄〮 (Yale: thyéy).
Pronunciation
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [t͡ɕʰe̞]
- Phonetic hangul: [체]
| Romanizations | |
|---|---|
| Revised Romanization? | che |
| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | che |
| McCune–Reischauer? | ch'e |
| Yale Romanization? | chey |
Noun
체 • (che) (hanja 體)
- physical body; (by extension) gait or build
- Synonym: (more common) 몸 (mom)
- style of writing
- Synonym: 문체(文體) (munche)
- handwriting style; font
- Synonym: 글씨체(體) (geulssiche)
Dependent noun
체 • (che) (hanja 體)
- (after adnominals -는, -은) as if; pretending as such
- Synonym: (more common) 척 (cheok)
Suffix
—체 • (-che) (hanja 體)
- body, object
- 정육면체 ― jeong'yungmyeonche ― cube (literally, “body of six equal sides”)
- group, body of personnel
Derived terms
- See the hanja entry at 體 for Sino-Korean compounds of 체 (體, che).
Etymology 2
First attested in the Hunminjeong'eum haerye (訓民正音解例 / 훈민정음해례), 1446, as Middle Korean 체〮 (Yale: chéy).
Pronunciation
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [t͡ɕʰe̞]
- Phonetic hangul: [체]
| Romanizations | |
|---|---|
| Revised Romanization? | che |
| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | che |
| McCune–Reischauer? | ch'e |
| Yale Romanization? | chey |
Noun
체 • (che)
Derived terms
Etymology 3
Modern Korean reading of various Chinese characters, from Middle Korean 톄 (Yale: they). In Early Modern Korean, and in the contemporary Pyongan and Yukjin dialects, these are still read as 톄 (tye) or 테 (te).
Syllable
체 • (che)