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촊촋촍촎
촏촐촑촒촓촔촕
촖촗촘촙촚촛촜
촞촟촠촡촢촣
쳬 ←→ 촤

Korean

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?cho
Revised Romanization (translit.)?cho
McCune–Reischauer?ch'o
Yale Romanization?cho

Etymology 1

    Sino-Korean word from .

    Noun

    • (cho) (hanja )

    1. the SI unit of time, second
    2. (geometry) a second of arc
    Derived terms

    Etymology 2

      Sino-Korean word from .

      Noun

      • (cho) (hanja )

      1. the early part of a time period; the beginning
        Antonym: 말(末) (mal, end)
        60
        yuksimnyeondae cho
        The early 60s
      2. (baseball) top (of an inning)
        Coordinate term: 말(末) (mal, bottom (of an inning))
        1
        ilhoe cho
        The top of the first inning
      Derived terms

      Etymology 3

      First attested in the Seokbo sangjeol (釋譜詳節 / 석보상절), 1447, as Middle Korean 쵸〮 (Yale: chyó).

      Nativisation of the Sino-Korean term (, chok).

      Noun

      • (cho)

      1. candle
      Derived terms
      • 촛대 (chotdae, “candlestick”)

      Etymology 4

      Korean reading of various Chinese characters.

      Syllable

      • (cho)

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