기

기	U+AE30, 기 HANGUL SYLLABLE GI

Composition:

ㄱ + ㅣ

← 긯
[U+AE2F]

Hangul Syllables

긱 →
[U+AE31]

긔 ←	→ 까
기긱긲긳긴긵긶 긷길긹긺긻긼긽 긾긿 김 깁깂깃깄 깅깆깇깈깉깊깋

See also: -기- and -기

Jeju

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ki/

Interjection

기 (gi)

(casual) really?

Korean

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 氣 (“energy, qi”).

Pronunciation

(SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ki]
Phonetic hangul: [기]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization^?	gi
Revised Romanization (translit.)^?	gi
McCune–Reischauer^?	ki
Yale Romanization^?	ki

Noun

기 • (gi) (hanja 氣)

energy, spirit (of a person)
기가 죽다 ― gi-ga jukda ― to become discouraged (literally, “for one's energy to die”)

기만 살아서 난리친다. ― Gi-man saraseo nalli-chinda. ― He's being overexcited and making a ruckus.
(especially in compounds) a certain feeling; a certain sensation
소금기 ― sogeum-gi ― taste of salt

기름기 ― gireum-gi ― greasiness

푸른 기가 감도는 자기 그릇 ― pureun gi-ga gamdoneun jagi geureut ― ceramic vessel tinged with hints of blue
(philosophy, especially Confucianism) qi, the vital force engendering the cosmos
Coordinate term: 리(理) (ri, “the underlying ordering principle of the cosmos”)
(traditional medicine) qi, life force

Derived terms

기(氣)싸움 (gissaum)
See the hanja entry at 氣 for Sino-Korean compounds of 기 (氣, gi).

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 旗 (“flag”).

Pronunciation

(SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ki]
Phonetic hangul: [기]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization^?	gi
Revised Romanization (translit.)^?	gi
McCune–Reischauer^?	ki
Yale Romanization^?	ki

Noun

기 • (gi) (hanja 旗)

banner; flag
Synonym: (more common) 깃발 (gitbal)

공산당 의 붉은 기 ― gongsandang-ui bulgeun gi ― the red banner of the Communist Party

Derived terms

깃대 (gitdae)
깃발 (gitbal)
See the hanja entry at 旗 for Sino-Korean compounds of 기 (旗, gi).

Etymology 3

Sino-Korean word from 基 (“base”).

Noun

기 • (gi) (hanja 基)

(chemistry) base

Derived terms

설포닐기 (seolponilgi, “sulfonyl”)
설프히드릴기 (seolpeuhideurilgi, “sulfhydryl”)
수산기(水酸基) (susan'gi, “hydroxyl”)
아실기 (asilgi, “acyl”)
알릴기 (allilgi, “allyl”)
카르보닐기 (kareubonilgi, “carbonyl”)
카르복실기 (kareuboksilgi, “carboxyl”)
페닐기 (penilgi, “phenyl”)
히드록시기 (hideuroksigi, “hydroxyl”)
히드록실기 (hideuroksilgi, “hydroxyl”)

Etymology 4

Sino-Korean word from 己

Noun

기 • (gi) (hanja 己)

the sixth of the ten heavenly stems

Coordinate terms

one of ten heavenly stems

갑 (甲, gap, “first”)
을 (乙, eul, “second”)
병 (丙, byeong, “third”)
정 (丁, jeong, “fourth”)
무 (戊, mu, “fifth”)
경 (庚, gyeong, “seventh”)
신 (辛, sin, “eighth”)
임 (壬, im, “ninth”)
계 (癸, gye, “tenth”)

Etymology 5

Sino-Korean word from 機.

Suffix

—기 • (-gi) (hanja 機)

machine with a certain function

Derived terms

See the hanja entry at 機 for Sino-Korean compounds of 기 (機, gi).

Etymology 6

Sino-Korean word from 器.

Suffix

—기 • (-gi) (hanja 器)

device; instrument

Derived terms

See the hanja entry at 器 for Sino-Korean compounds of 기 (器, gi).

Etymology 7

Korean reading of various Chinese characters.

Syllable

기 (gi)

Extended content

己:
(MC reading: 己 (MC kɨX))
記:
(MC reading: 記 (MC kɨH))
起:
(MC reading: 起 (MC kʰɨX))
其:
(MC reading: 其 (MC ɡɨ, kɨ))
期:
(MC reading: 期 (MC ɡɨ, kɨ))
基:
(MC reading: 基 (MC kɨ))
氣:
(MC reading: 氣 (MC kʰɨiH, hɨiH))
技:
(MC reading: 技 (MC ɡˠiᴇX))
幾:
(MC reading: 幾 (MC ɡɨi, kɨi, kɨiX, ɡɨiH))
旣:
(MC reading: 旣 (MC kɨiH))
紀:
(MC reading: 紀 (MC kɨX))
忌:
(MC reading: 忌 (MC ɡɨH))
旗:
(MC reading: 旗 (MC ɡɨ))
欺:
(MC reading: 欺 (MC kʰɨ))
奇:
(MC reading: 奇 (MC ɡˠiᴇ, kˠiᴇ))
騎:
(MC reading: 騎 (MC ɡˠiᴇ, ɡˠiᴇH))
寄:
(MC reading: 寄 (MC kˠiᴇH))
豈:
(MC reading: 豈 (MC kʰɨiX))
棄:
(MC reading: 棄 (MC kʰiɪH))
祈:
(MC reading: 祈 (MC ɡɨi))
企:
(MC reading: 企 (MC kʰˠiᴇX, kʰiᴇH))
畿:
(MC reading: 畿 (MC ɡɨi))
飢:
(MC reading: 飢 (MC kiɪ))
器:
(MC reading: 器 (MC kʰˠiɪH))
機:
(MC reading: 機 (MC kɨi))
淇:
(MC reading: 淇 (MC ɡɨ))
琪:
(MC reading: 琪 (MC ɡɨ))
璂:
(MC reading: 璂 (MC ɡɨ))
棋:
(MC reading: 棋 (MC ɡɨ))
祺:
(MC reading: 祺 (MC ɡɨ))
錤:
(MC reading: 錤 (MC ɡɨ, kɨ))
騏:
(MC reading: 騏 (MC ɡɨ))
麒:
(MC reading: 麒 (MC ɡɨ))
玘:
(MC reading: 玘 (MC kʰɨX))
杞:
(MC reading: 杞 (MC kʰɨX))
埼:
(MC reading: 埼)
崎:
(MC reading: 崎 (MC kʰˠiᴇ, ɡɨi))
琦:
(MC reading: 琦 (MC ɡˠiᴇ))
綺:
(MC reading: 綺 (MC kʰˠiᴇX))
錡:
(MC reading: 錡 (MC ɡˠiᴇ, ɡˠiᴇX, ŋˠiᴇX))
箕:
(MC reading: 箕 (MC kɨ))
岐:
(MC reading: 岐 (MC ɡiᴇ))
汽:
(MC reading: 汽)
沂:
(MC reading: 沂 (MC ŋɨi))
圻:
(MC reading: 圻 (MC ɡɨi, ŋɨn, ŋən))
耆:
(MC reading: 耆 (MC ɡiɪ))
璣:
(MC reading: 璣 (MC kɨi))
磯:
(MC reading: 磯 (MC kɨi))
譏:
(MC reading: 譏 (MC kɨi))
冀:
(MC reading: 冀 (MC kˠiɪH))
驥:
(MC reading: 驥 (MC kˠiɪH))
嗜:
(MC reading: 嗜 (MC d͡ʑiɪH))
暣:
(MC reading: 暣)
伎:
(MC reading: 伎 (MC ɡiᴇ, ɡˠiᴇX, t͡ɕiᴇH))
夔:
(MC reading: 夔 (MC ɡˠiuɪ))
妓:
(MC reading: 妓 (MC kˠiᴇ, ɡˠiᴇX))
朞:
(MC reading: 朞 (MC kɨ))
畸:
(MC reading: 畸 (MC kˠiᴇ))
祁:
(MC reading: 祁 (MC ɡiɪ, t͡ɕˠiɪX))
祇:
(MC reading: 祇 (MC ɡiᴇ))
羈:
(MC reading: 羈 (MC kˠiᴇ))
耭:
(MC reading: 耭)
肌:
(MC reading: 肌 (MC kiɪ))
饑:
(MC reading: 饑 (MC kɨi))
稘:
(MC reading: 稘 (MC kɨ))
榿:
(MC reading: 榿)
㠌:
(MC reading: 㠌)
忯:
(MC reading: 忯 (MC ɡiᴇ, d͡ʑiᴇ))
僛:
(MC reading: 僛 (MC kʰɨ))
剞:
(MC reading: 剞 (MC kˠiᴇX))
墍:
(MC reading: 墍)
屺:
(MC reading: 屺 (MC kʰɨX))
庋:
(MC reading: 庋 (MC kˠiuᴇX, kˠiᴇX))
忮:
(MC reading: 忮 (MC t͡ɕiᴇH))
愭:
(MC reading: 愭 (MC ɡiɪ))
掎:
(MC reading: 掎 (MC kˠiᴇ, kˠiᴇX, kʰˠiᴇH))
攲:
(MC reading: 攲 (MC kʰˠiᴇ, kˠiᴇ, kˠiᴇX))
旂:
(MC reading: 旂 (MC ɡɨi))
曁:
(MC reading: 曁 (MC kɨiH, kˠiɪt̚, kɨt̚))
棊:
(MC reading: 棊 (MC ɡɨ))
歧:
(MC reading: 歧 (MC ɡiᴇ))
炁:
(MC reading: 炁 (MC kʰɨiH))
猉:
(MC reading: 猉)
禨:
(MC reading: 禨 (MC kɨi, kɨiH))
綦:
(MC reading: 綦 (MC ɡɨ))
綥:
(MC reading: 綥)
羇:
(MC reading: 羇 (MC kˠiᴇ))
肵:
(MC reading: 肵)
芰:
(MC reading: 芰 (MC ɡˠiᴇH))
芪:
(MC reading: 芪 (MC ɡiᴇ))
蘄:
(MC reading: 蘄 (MC ɡɨ, kɨi, ɡɨn))
𧅄:
(MC reading: 𧅄)
蜝:
(MC reading: 蜝 (MC ɡɨ))
蟣:
(MC reading: 蟣 (MC ɡɨi, kɨiX))
覬:
(MC reading: 覬 (MC kˠiɪH))
跂:
(MC reading: 跂 (MC ɡiᴇ, kʰˠiᴇX, kʰiᴇH))
隑:
(MC reading: 隑 (MC ŋʌi))
頎:
(MC reading: 頎 (MC ɡɨi))
鬐:
(MC reading: 鬐 (MC ɡiɪ))
鰭:
(MC reading: 鰭 (MC ɡiɪ))
碁: Alternative form of 棋
(MC reading: 碁)
㼄: Alternative form of 璣
(MC reading: 㼄)
丌:
(MC reading: 丌)
乞:
(MC reading: 乞 (MC kʰɨt̚, kʰɨiH))
亟:
(MC reading: 亟 (MC kʰɨH, kɨk̚))
俟:
(MC reading: 俟 (MC ɡɨi, ʒɨX))
俻:
(MC reading: 俻 (MC bˠiɪH))
倚:
(MC reading: 倚 (MC ʔˠiᴇX, ʔˠiᴇH))
倛:
(MC reading: 倛)
僟:
(MC reading: 僟 (MC kɨi))
刏:
(MC reading: 刏 (MC ɡɨi, kɨi, kuʌiH))
呮:
(MC reading: 呮)
唭:
(MC reading: 唭 (MC kʰɨH))
嘰:
(MC reading: 嘰 (MC kɨi))
居:
(MC reading: 居 (MC kɨ, kɨʌ))
怾:
(MC reading: 怾)
既:
(MC reading: 既 (MC kɨiH))
暨:
(MC reading: 暨 (MC ɡiɪH))
枳:
(MC reading: 枳 (MC t͡ɕiᴇX, kiᴇX))
示:
(MC reading: 示 (MC ɡiᴇ, ʑiɪH))
虁:
(MC reading: 虁)
跽:
(MC reading: 跽 (MC ɡiɪX))
錡:
(MC reading: 錡 (MC ɡˠiᴇ, ɡˠiᴇX, ŋˠiᴇX))
黖:
(MC reading: 黖 (MC hɨiH))

Usage notes

In southern and eastern dialects such as Jeolla, Gyeongsang, and Hamgyong, 기 (gi) is traditionally pronounced as 지 (ji).

References

Supreme Court of the Republic of Korea (대한민국 대법원, Daehanmin'guk Daebeobwon) (2018). Table of hanja for personal names (인명용 한자표 / 人名用漢字表, Inmyeong-yong hanja-pyo).

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