U+D600, 혀
HANGUL SYLLABLE HYEO
Composition: +

[U+D5FF]
Hangul Syllables
[U+D601]
혂혃혅혆
혉혊혋혌혍
혎혏혒혓혔
혖혗혘혙혚혛
헤 ←→ 혜

Korean

Etymology

First attested as Late Old Korean in the Jīlín lèishì (鷄林類事 / 계림유사)[1], 1103. In the hangul script, first attested in the Hunminjeong'eum haerye (訓民正音解例 / 훈민정음해례), 1446, as Middle Korean 혀〮 (Yale: hyé).

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?hyeo
Revised Romanization (translit.)?hyeo
McCune–Reischauer?hyŏ
Yale Romanization?hye

South Gyeongsang (Busan) pitch accent: / 에 /

Syllables in red take high pitch. This word always takes high pitch and also heightens the next suffixed syllable, unless it is 에.

Noun

• (hyeo)

  1. tongue

Derived terms

  • 혀깨물다 (hyeokkaemulda): To bite one's tongue
  • 혀꼬부라지다 (hyeokkoburajida): To be crooked (of tongue)
  • 혀차다 (hyeochada): To click one's tongue

See also