초

초 U+CD08, 초 HANGUL SYLLABLE CO Composition: ㅊ + ㅗ ← 촇 [U+CD07] Hangul Syllables 촉 → [U+CD09]

초촉촊촋촌촍촎 촏촐촑촒촓촔촕 촖촗촘촙촚촛촜 총촞촟촠촡촢촣
쳬 ←	→ 촤

Korean

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕʰo̞]
• Phonetic hangul: [초]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	cho
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	cho
McCune–Reischauer?	ch'o
Yale Romanization?	cho

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 秒.

Noun

초 • (cho) (hanja 秒)

1. the SI unit of time, second
2. (geometry) a second of arc

Derived terms

• See the hanja entry at 秒 for Sino-Korean compounds of 초 (秒, cho).

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 初.

Noun

초 • (cho) (hanja 初)

1. the early part of a time period; the beginning

   Antonym: 말(末) (mal, “end”)

   60년대 초

   yuksimnyeondae cho

   The early 60s

2. (baseball) top (of an inning)

   Coordinate term: 말(末) (mal, “bottom (of an inning)”)

   1회 초

   ilhoe cho

   The top of the first inning

Derived terms

• See the hanja entry at 初 for Sino-Korean compounds of 초 (初, cho).

Etymology 3

First attested in the Seokbo sangjeol (釋譜詳節 / 석보상절), 1447, as Middle Korean 쵸〮 (Yale: chyó).

Nativisation of the Sino-Korean term 촉 (燭, chok).

Noun

초 • (cho)

1. candle

Etymology 4

Korean reading of various Chinese characters.

Syllable

초 (cho)

More information

1. 草:

   (MC reading: 草 (MC tshawX))

2. 招:

   (MC reading: 招 (MC tsyew))

3. 肖:

   (MC reading: 肖 (MC sjewH))

4. 超:

   (MC reading: 超 (MC trhjew))

5. 抄:

   (MC reading: 抄 (MC tsrhaew|tsrhaewH))

6. 礎:

   (MC reading: 礎 (MC tsrhjoX))

7. 樵:

   (MC reading: 樵 (MC dzjew))

8. 焦:

   (MC reading: 焦 (MC tsjew))

9. 蕉:

   (MC reading: 蕉 (MC tsjew))

10. 楚:

    (MC reading: 楚 (MC tsrhjoX|tsrhjoH))

11. 剿:

    (MC reading: 剿)

12. 哨:

    (MC reading: 哨 (MC sjew|tshjewH))

13. 憔:

    (MC reading: 憔 (MC dzjew))

14. 梢:

    (MC reading: 梢 (MC sraew))

15. 椒:

    (MC reading: 椒 (MC tsjew))

16. 炒:

    (MC reading: 炒 (MC tsrhaewX))

17. 硝:

    (MC reading: 硝 (MC sjew))

18. 礁:

    (MC reading: 礁)

19. 稍:

    (MC reading: 稍 (MC sraewH))

20. 苕:

    (MC reading: 苕 (MC dew))

21. 貂:

    (MC reading: 貂 (MC tew))

22. 酢:

    (MC reading: 酢 (MC dzak))

23. 醋:

    (MC reading: 醋 (MC tshuH))

24. 醮:

    (MC reading: 醮 (MC tsjew|tsjewH))

25. 岧:

    (MC reading: 岧 (MC dew))

26. 釥:

    (MC reading: 釥 (MC tshjewX))

27. 俏:

    (MC reading: 俏 (MC tshjewH))

28. 𪓐:

    (MC reading: 𪓐 (MC tsrhjoX))

29. 偢:

    (MC reading: 偢)

30. 僬:

    (MC reading: 僬 (MC dzjew|tsjew|tsjewH))

31. 勦:

    (MC reading: 勦 (MC dzraew|tsjewX))

32. 噍:

    (MC reading: 噍 (MC tsjew|dzjewH))

33. 嫶:

    (MC reading: 嫶)

34. 峭:

    (MC reading: 峭 (MC tshjewH))

35. 嶕:

    (MC reading: 嶕 (MC dzjew))

36. 怊:

    (MC reading: 怊 (MC trhjew|tsyhew))

37. 悄:

    (MC reading: 悄 (MC tshjewX))

38. 愀:

    (MC reading: 愀 (MC tshjewX|dzjuwX))

39. 杪:

    (MC reading: 杪 (MC mjiewX))

40. 燋:

    (MC reading: 燋 (MC tsjew|tsjak))

41. 綃:

    (MC reading: 綃 (MC sjew|sraew))

42. 耖:

    (MC reading: 耖 (MC tsrhaewH))

43. 誚:

    (MC reading: 誚 (MC dzjewH))

44. 譙:

    (MC reading: 譙 (MC dzjew))

45. 趠:

    (MC reading: 趠 (MC trhaewH|trhaewk))

46. 軺:

    (MC reading: 軺 (MC yew|dzyew))

47. 迢:

    (MC reading: 迢 (MC dew))

48. 鈔:

    (MC reading: 鈔 (MC tsrhaew|tsrhaewH))

49. 鍬:

    (MC reading: 鍬)

50. 鍫:

    (MC reading: 鍫 (MC tshjew))

51. 鞘:

    (MC reading: 鞘 (MC sraew|sjewH))

52. 顦:

    (MC reading: 顦 (MC dzjew))

53. 髫:

    (MC reading: 髫 (MC dew))

54. 鷦:

    (MC reading: 鷦 (MC tsjew))

55. 齠:

    (MC reading: 齠 (MC dew))

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).