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U+D760, 흠
HANGUL SYLLABLE HEUM
Composition: + +

[U+D75F]
Hangul Syllables
[U+D761]




휴 ←→ 희

Korean

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Etymology 1

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Sino-Korean word from (to yawn, lack, be deficient in).

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [xɯ(ː)m]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(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

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(heum) (hanja )

  1. crack, scratch, scar, blemish
    Synonym: 하자(瑕疵) (haja)
  2. flaw, fault, defect, shortcoming, weakness
    Synonym: 결점(缺點) (gyeoljeom)
Derived terms
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Etymology 2

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Of native Korean origin.

Pronunciation

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Romanizations
Revised Romanization?heum
Revised Romanization (translit.)?heum
McCune–Reischauer?hŭm
Yale Romanization?hum

Interjection

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(heum)

  1. (onomatopoeia) hm, hmm, mm, hum
    Synonym: (eum)
    , 확실해?Heum, hwaksilhae?Hmm, are you certain?
    , 한번 생각해 볼게요.Heum, hanbeon saenggakhae bolgeyo.Well, I'll think about it.

Etymology 3

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Korean reading of various Chinese characters.

Syllable

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(heum)

References

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