처

처 U+CC98, 처
HANGUL SYLLABLE CEO
Composition:ㅊ + ㅓ
← 첗
[U+CC97] 		Hangul Syllables 척 →
[U+CC99]

Korean

처척첚첛천첝첞
첟철첡첢첣첤첥
첦첧첨첩첪첫첬
청첮첯첰첱첲첳
챼 ←→ 체

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 妻 (“wife”).

Pronunciation
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?cheo
Revised Romanization (translit.)?cheo
McCune–Reischauer?ch'ŏ
Yale Romanization?che

Noun

처 • (cheo) (hanja 妻)

  1. wife
Synonyms

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 處 (“place”).

Suffix

—처 • (-cheo)

  1. place
    근무처 ― geunmucheo ― The place of employment
    공부처 ― gongbucheo ― Office of Public Information
Synonyms

References
  • Martin, Samuel E., Yang Ha Lee, Sung-Un Chang (1975) A Korean-English Dictionary, New Haven: Yale University Press, page 1581.
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