U+D53C, 피
HANGUL SYLLABLE PI
Composition: +

[U+D53B]
Hangul Syllables
[U+D53D]
픾픿핁핂
핅핆핇핈핉
핊핋핌
핒핓핔핕핖핗
픠 ←→ 하

Korean

Etymology 1

First attested in the Worin cheon'gangjigok (月印千江之曲 / 월인천강지곡), 1449, as Middle Korean 피〮 (Yale: phí).

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?pi
Revised Romanization (translit.)?pi
McCune–Reischauer?p'i
Yale Romanization?phi

Noun

• (pi)

  1. blood (bodily fluid)
    Synonym: 혈액(血液) (hyeoraek, blood (bodily fluid))
    나다pi-ga nadato bleed
  2. (figurative) kinship, consanguinity
    Synonym: 혈통(血統) (hyeoltong, bloodline)
  3. (video games) health point
Derived terms
  • 피고름 (pigoreum)
  • 피나다 (pinada)
  • 피눈물 (pinunmul)
  • 피돌기 (pidolgi)
  • 피딱지 (pittakji)
  • 피땀 (pittam)
  • 피똥 (pittong)
  • 핏기 (pitgi)
  • 핏대 (pitdae)
  • 핏덩이 (pitdeong'i)
  • 핏발 (pitbal)
  • 핏자국 (pitjaguk)
  • 핏줄 (pitjul)
See also

Etymology 2

First attested in the Hunminjeong'eum haerye (訓民正音解例 / 훈민정음해례), 1446, as Middle Korean 피〮 (Yale: phí).

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?pi
Revised Romanization (translit.)?pi
McCune–Reischauer?p'i
Yale Romanization?phi

Noun

• (pi)

  1. cockspur grass (Echinochloa crus-galli)
    Synonym: 제패(稊稗) (jepae)
Derived terms

Etymology 3

Borrowed from English pee.

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?pi
Revised Romanization (translit.)?pi
McCune–Reischauer?p'i
Yale Romanization?phi

Noun

• (pi)

  1. The name of the Latin-script letter P/p.
Coordinate terms

Etymology 4

Sino-Korean word from .

Pronunciation

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

Prefix

피— • (pi-) (hanja )

  1. -ed, -ee (marks the passive recipient of an action)
    실험자 (實驗者)
    test subject
    지배국 (支配國)
    [the] subjugated country
Derived terms

Etymology 5

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

• (pi)

  1. (hanafuda) A hwatu playing card of the lowest rank, usually depicting only the plant corresponding to the card's suit.
    Coordinate terms: (gwang), 열끗 (yeolkkeut), (tti)
Derived terms

Etymology 6

Korean reading of various Chinese characters.

Syllable

• (pi)

Middle Korean

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pʰí/

Noun

피〮 (phí) (locative 피〮예〮 (phí-yéy))

  1. blood

Descendants

  • Korean: (pi)