셈

셈 U+C148, 셈
HANGUL SYLLABLE SEM
Composition:ㅅ + ㅔ + ㅁ
← 셇
[U+C147] 		Hangul Syllables 셉 →
[U+C149]
세섹섺섻센섽섾
섿셀셁셂셃셄셅
셆셇셈셉셊셋셌
셍셎셏셐셑셒셓
서 ←→ 셔

Korean

Etymology 1

First attested in the Worin seokbo (月印釋譜 / 월인석보), 1459, as Middle Korean 혬〯 (Yale: hyěym). Originally the gerund form of 세다 (seda, “to count”).

Pronunciation
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [sʰe̞(ː)m]
  • Phonetic hangul: [셈(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?sem
Revised Romanization (translit.)?sem
McCune–Reischauer?sem
Yale Romanization?sēym

Noun

셈 • (sem)

  1. counting
  2. situation; circumstances

Noun

셈 • (sem)

  1. Hwanghae form of 힘 (him, “strength; power”)
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