참

참 U+CC38, 참 HANGUL SYLLABLE CAM Composition: ㅊ + ㅏ + ㅁ ← 찷 [U+CC37] Hangul Syllables 찹 → [U+CC39]

차착찪찫찬찭찮 찯찰찱찲찳찴찵 찶찷참찹찺찻찼 창찾찿챀챁챂챃
찌 ←	→ 채

Korean

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕʰa̠m]
• Phonetic hangul: [참]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	cham
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	cham
McCune–Reischauer?	ch'am
Yale Romanization?	cham

Etymology 1

First attested in the Seokbong cheonjamun (石峰千字文 / 석봉천자문), 1583, as Middle Korean ᄎᆞᆷ (Yale: chom). From Old Korean 眞音 (*CHOm).

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “Can we find this in a source with tone markings?”)

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕʰa̠m]
• Phonetic hangul: [참]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	cham
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	cham
McCune–Reischauer?	ch'am
Yale Romanization?	cham

Adverb

참 • (cham)

1. truly

Synonyms

• 참으로 (chameuro)

Interjection

참 • (cham)

1. Good grief!
2. Oh, I just remembered.

Noun

참 • (cham)

1. The truth.

Prefix

참— • (cham-)

1. (Non-productive) Used in words referring to plants or animals that are thought to be a generic or prototypical example, such as 참새 (cham-sae, “sparrow”) (literally "true bird") or 참나무 (cham-namu, “oak tree”) (literally "true tree").

Derived terms

• 참게 (chamge, “Chinese mitten crab”)
• 참깨 (chamkkae, “sesame”)
• 참나무 (chamnamu, “oak tree”)
• 참나물 (chamnamul, “Pimpinella brachycarpa”)
• 참새 (chamsae, “sparrow”)
• 참오동나무 (chamodongnamu, “princess tree”)
• 참외 (chamoe, “Korean melon”)

 

Etymology 2

Korean reading of various Chinese characters.

Syllable

참 (cham)

1. 參: participating

   (eumhun reading: 참여할 참 (chamyeohal cham))
   (MC reading: 參 (MC srim|tsrhim|tshom|sam|tshomH))

2. 讖: forgiveness

   (eumhun reading: 참서 참 (chamseo cham))
   (MC reading: 讖 (MC tsrhimH))

3. 慘: cruel

   (eumhun reading: 참혹할 참 (chamhokhal cham))
   (MC reading: 慘 (MC tshomX))

4. 僭: usurping

   (eumhun reading: 참람할 참 (chamnamhal cham))
   (MC reading: 僭 (MC tsemH))

5. 斬: cutting

   (eumhun reading: 벨 참 (bel cham))
   (MC reading: 斬 (MC tsreamX))

6. 讒: slandering

   (eumhun reading: 참소할 참 (chamsohal cham))
   (MC reading: 讒 (MC dzream|dzraemH))

7. 站: standing up

   (eumhun reading: 우두커니 설 참 (udukeoni seol cham))
   (MC reading: 站 (MC treamH))

8. 慙: embarrassment

   (eumhun reading: 부끄러울 참 (bukkeureoul cham))
   (MC reading: 慙 (MC dzam))

9. 懺: remorse

   (eumhun reading: 뉘우칠 참 (nwiuchil cham))
   (MC reading: 懺 (MC tsrhaemH))

10. 塹: hole

    (eumhun reading: 구덩이 참 (gudeong'i cham))
    (MC reading: 塹 (MC tshjemH))