석

석 U+C11D, 석 HANGUL SYLLABLE SEOG Composition: ㅅ + ㅓ + ㄱ ← 서 [U+C11C] Hangul Syllables 섞 → [U+C11E]

서석섞섟선섡섢 섣설섥섦섧섨섩 섪섫섬섭섮섯섰 성섲섳섴섵섶섷
섀 ←	→ 세

Korean

Etymology 1

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

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [sʰɘ(ː)k̚]
• Phonetic hangul: [석(ː)]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	seok
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	seog
McCune–Reischauer?	sŏk
Yale Romanization?	sēk

Korean numbers ^(edit)

	30
←  2	3	4  → [a], [b], [c]
Native isol.: 셋 (set)     Native attr.: 세 (se), (dated) 석 (seok), (archaic) 서 (seo)     Sino-Korean: 삼 (sam)     Hanja: 三     Ordinal: 셋째 (setjjae)

Numeral

석 • (seok)

1. (dated or fossilized) three (before certain classifiers)

   Synonym: 세 (se, more productive equivalent)

   석 잔 ― seok jan ― three cups

   석 냥 ― seok nyang ― three nyangs (a unit of old Korean coinage.

   석 되 ― seok doe ― three does (≒5.4 liters.), Korean unit of measure.

   석 섬 ― seok seom ― three seoms (≒540 liters.)

   석 자 ― seok ja ― three jas (≒90.9 cm), the Korean foot.

Etymology 2

Of native Korean origin. Onomatopoeic.

Pronunciation

Ablaut/harmonic pair

Yin-form	석 (seok)
Yang-form	삭 (sak)

Consonant set

Plain	석 (seok)
Intensive	썩 (sseok)

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [sʰʌ̹k̚]
• Phonetic hangul: [석]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	seok
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	seog
McCune–Reischauer?	sŏk
Yale Romanization?	sek

Ideophone

석 • (seok)

1. (onomatopoeia, of paper, etc.) while cutting in one powerful stroke
2. (by extension) while forcefully pushing, while forcefully extending (a line on paper, etc.)

Etymology 3

Korean reading of various Chinese characters.

Syllable

석 • (seok)

More information

1. 石:

   (MC reading: 石 (MC dzyek))

2. 夕:

   (MC reading: 夕 (MC zjek))

3. 昔:

   (MC reading: 昔 (MC sjek))

4. 惜:

   (MC reading: 惜 (MC sjek))

5. 席:

   (MC reading: 席 (MC zjek))

6. 析:

   (MC reading: 析 (MC sek))

7. 釋:

   (MC reading: 釋 (MC syek))

8. 碩:

   (MC reading: 碩 (MC dzyek))

9. 奭:

   (MC reading: 奭 (MC syek))

10. 汐:

    (MC reading: 汐 (MC zjek))

11. 淅:

    (MC reading: 淅 (MC sek))

12. 晳:

    (MC reading: 晳)

13. 䄷:

    (MC reading: 䄷 (MC dzyek))

14. 鉐:

    (MC reading: 鉐 (MC dzyek))

15. 錫:

    (MC reading: 錫 (MC sek))

16. 潟:

    (MC reading: 潟 (MC sjek))

17. 蓆:

    (MC reading: 蓆 (MC zjek))

18. 舃:

    (MC reading: 舃)

19. 鼫:

    (MC reading: 鼫 (MC dzyek))

20. 褯:

    (MC reading: 褯 (MC dzjaeH))

21. 矽:

    (MC reading: 矽)

22. 腊:

    (MC reading: 腊 (MC sjek))

23. 蜥:

    (MC reading: 蜥 (MC sek))

24. 磶:

    (MC reading: 磶 (MC sjek))

25. 晰: alternative form of 晳

    (MC reading: 晰)

26. 佦:

    (MC reading: 佦)

27. 匇:

    (MC reading: 匇)

28. 㝜:

    (MC reading: 㝜)

29. 惁:

    (MC reading: 惁 (MC sek))

30. 棤:

    (MC reading: 棤 (MC sjek))

31. 檡:

    (MC reading: 檡 (MC syek))

32. 沯:

    (MC reading: 沯)

33. 焟:

    (MC reading: 焟 (MC sjek))

34. 皙:

    (MC reading: 皙 (MC sek))

35. 祏:

    (MC reading: 祏 (MC dzyek))

36. 穸:

    (MC reading: 穸 (MC zjek))

37. 緆:

    (MC reading: 緆 (MC sek))

38. 菥:

    (MC reading: 菥 (MC sek))

39. 蕮:

    (MC reading: 蕮 (MC sjek))

40. 螫:

    (MC reading: 螫 (MC syek))

41. 裼:

    (MC reading: 裼 (MC sek))

42. 襫:

    (MC reading: 襫 (MC syek))

43. 邜:

    (MC reading: 邜)

44. 釸:

    (MC reading: 釸)

References

• Supreme Court of the Republic of Korea (대한민국 대법원, Daehanmin'guk Daebeobwon) (2018). Table of hanja for personal names (인명용 한자표 / 人名用漢字表, Inmyeong-yong hanja-pyo), page 23.
• 국제퇴계학회 대구경북지부 (國際退溪學會 大邱慶北支部) (2007). Digital Hanja Dictionary, 전자사전／電子字典.