See also: -시-
U+C2DC, 시
HANGUL SYLLABLE SI
Composition: +

[U+C2DB]
Hangul Syllables
[U+C2DD]
싞싟싡싢
싥싦싧싨싩
싪싫
싲싳싴싵싶싷
싀 ←→ 싸

Korean

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from , from the Middle Korean reading (Yale: ), from Middle Chinese (MC dzyi).

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?si
Revised Romanization (translit.)?si
McCune–Reischauer?si
Yale Romanization?si

Dependent noun

• (si) (hanja )

  1. hour (time)
  2. time
Derived terms
Korean number-counter combinations for 시(時) (si)
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 What time?
영시(零時) (yeongsi) 한시 (hansi) 두시 (dusi) 세시 (sesi) 네시 (nesi) 다섯시 (daseotsi) 여섯시 (yeoseotsi) 일곱시 (ilgopsi) 여덟시 (yeodeolsi) 아홉시 (ahopsi) 열시 (yeolsi) 열한시 (yeolhansi) 열두시 (yeoldusi) 하시(何時) (hasi)

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from , from the Middle Korean reading 시〯 (Yale: ), from Middle Chinese (MC dzyiX).

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ɕʰi(ː)]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?si
Revised Romanization (translit.)?si
McCune–Reischauer?si
Yale Romanization?

Noun

• (si) (hanja )

  1. town, city
    의회 문제 주민 투표 거쳐야 사안이라고 결정하였다.
    Si uihoe-neun geu munje-ga jumin tupyo-reul geocheoya hal saan-irago gyeoljeonghayeotda.
    The city council decided the matter should go to public vote.
  2. (South Korea, government) an administrative region, a division of a province having a population of over 150,000
    administrative divisions of South Koreaedit
Derived terms

Etymology 3

Sino-Korean word from , from the Middle Korean reading (Yale: ), from Middle Chinese (MC syi).

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?si
Revised Romanization (translit.)?si
McCune–Reischauer?si
Yale Romanization?si

Noun

• (si) (hanja )

  1. poem, poetry
    읊다si-reul eupdato recite poetry
Derived terms

Etymology 4

Sino-Korean word from . Compare Japanese () (-shi, treating as; viewing as).

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?si
Revised Romanization (translit.)?si
McCune–Reischauer?si
Yale Romanization?si

Suffix

—시 • (-si) (hanja )

  1. treating as; viewing as
    적대 (敵對)treating with hostility
    금기 (禁忌)viewing as a taboo
    문제 (問題)viewing as a problem
Derived terms

Etymology 5

Korean reading of various Chinese characters.

Syllable

• (si)