수

수 U+C218, 수
HANGUL SYLLABLE SU
Composition:ㅅ + ㅜ
Dubeolsik input:t-n
← 숗
[U+C217] 		Hangul Syllables 숙 →
[U+C219]

Korean

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key)[sʰu]
  • Phonetic Hangul[수]
Revised Romanization? su
Revised Romanization (translit.)? su
McCune–Reischauer? su
Yale Romanization? swu

Etymology 1

수숙숚숛순숝숞
숟술숡숢숣숤숥
숦숧숨숩숪숫숬
숭숮숯숰숱숲숳
쇼 ←→ 숴

Syllable

수 • (su)

  1. A Hangul syllabic block made up of ㅅ and ㅜ.

Etymology 2

Of native Korean origin.

Noun

수 • (su)

  1. way, means, possibility
  2. male (non-human)

Usage notes

After a future determiner and before, 수 (su, “possibility”) with a form of 있다 (itda, “to exist”) or 없다 (eopda, “not to exist”) may translate as a form of “can” or “cannot”, respectively:

  • 마감기한을 맞출 수 있어요.
    Magamgihaneul matchul su isseoyo.
    I can meet the deadline.
  • 갈 수가 없습니다.
    Gal suga eopseumnida.
    [I] cannot go. (Literally, "The future going possibility does not exist.")

Antonyms

  • (male): 암 (am, “female (non-human)”)

Etymology 3

Korean reading of various Chinese characters.

Noun

수 • (su) (hanja 數)

  1. number
    • 수를 세다 ― sureul seda ― to count (the number of)

수 • (su) (hanja 水)

  1. water
  2. river
  3. (figuratively) north; winter; black

Abbreviation

수 • (su) (hanja 水)

  1. Abbreviation of 수요일 (suyoil): Wednesday
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