심

심 U+C2EC, 심
HANGUL SYLLABLE SIM
Composition:ㅅ + ㅣ + ㅁ
← 싫
[U+C2EB] 		Hangul Syllables 십 →
[U+C2ED]
시식싞싟신싡싢
싣실싥싦싧싨싩
싪싫심십싮싯싰
싱싲싳싴싵싶싷
싀 ←→ 싸

Jeju

Etymology

Cognate with Korean 힘 (him).

Pronunciation
  • (Morphophonemic) IPA(key): ⫽sim⫽
  • (Jeju City) IPA(key): [ɕʰim]
  • Phonetic hangul: [심]
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?sim
Revised Romanization (translit.)?sim
Yale Romanization?sim

Noun

심 (sim)

  1. strength; power

References
  • “심” in Jeju's culture and language, Digital museum.

Korean

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

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 心 (“heart”). Compare Chinese 芯 (xīn, “pith; wick; core”), Japanese 芯(しん) (shin, “pith; wick; core”).

Noun

심 • (sim) (hanja 心)

  1. internal object crucial to something functioning:
    1. core of a pencil; lead
      연필 심 ― yeonpil sim ― pencil core
    2. staple of a stapler
      스테이플러 심 ― seuteipeulleo sim ― stapler staple
    3. pith (of a tree, a plant)
      배추의 심 ― baechu-ui sim ― core of a cabbage
    4. (medicine) tent (linen roll applied to wounds)
    5. wick (of a lamp, a candle)
      Synonym: 심지 (simji)
    6. pad, padding (in clothing)

Suffix

—심 • (-sim) (hanja 心)

  1. emotion, mind
    애국심 ― aeguksim ― patriotism

Derived terms

Etymology 2

Perhaps shifted from 삼 (蔘, sam, “ginseng”).

Noun

심 • (sim)

  1. (ginseng-harvesters' cant) ginseng
    심 봤다! ― Sim bwatda! ― I hit the jackpot! (literally, “I saw ginseng!”)

Noun

심 • (sim)

  1. Gyeongsang and Gangwon form of 힘 (him, “strength”).

Etymology 4

Modern Korean reading of various Chinese characters.

Syllable

심 (sim)

Extended content
  1. 心: mind
    (eumhun reading: 마음 심 (ma'eum sim))
    (MC reading: 心 (MC sim))
  2. 沈: to sink
    (eumhun reading: 가라앉을 심 (garaanjeul sim))
    (MC reading: 沈 (MC syimX))
  3. 審: to survey
    (eumhun reading: 살필 심 (salpil sim))
    (MC reading: 審 (MC syimX))
  4. 深: deep
    (eumhun reading: 깊을 심 (gipeul sim))
    (MC reading: 深 (MC syim|syimH))
  5. 甚: excessive
    (eumhun reading: 심할 심 (simhal sim))
    (MC reading: 甚 (MC dzyimX|dzyimH))
  6. 尋: to seek
    (eumhun reading: 찾을 심 (chajeul sim))
    (MC reading: 尋 (MC zim))
  7. 芯: common rush
    (eumhun reading: 골풀 심 (golpul sim))
    (MC reading: 芯)
  8. 瀋: juice
    (eumhun reading: 즙 심 (jeup sim))
    (MC reading: 瀋 (MC tsyhimX))
  9. 沁: to seep
    (eumhun reading: 스며들 심 (seumyeodeul sim))
    (MC reading: 沁 (MC tshimH))
  10. 諶: truly
    (eumhun reading: 참 심 (cham sim))
    (MC reading: 諶 (MC dzyim))
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