차수

Korean

Pronunciation

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

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 次帥

Noun

차수 • (chasu) (hanja 次帥)

  1. (North Korea) vice marshal (a superior rank in the Korean People's Army)

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 次數

Noun

차수 • (chasu) (hanja 次數)

  1. (mathematics) order; the highest exponent in a polynomial

Etymology 3

Sino-Korean word from 差數

Noun

차수 • (chasu) (hanja 差數)

  1. (mathematics) difference

Etymology 4

Sino-Korean word from 叉手

Noun

차수 • (chasu) (hanja 叉手)

  1. greeting by clasping a hand over the other
Derived terms