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

    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

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