범

범 U+BC94, 범 HANGUL SYLLABLE BEOM Composition: ㅂ + ㅓ + ㅁ ← 벓 [U+BC93] Hangul Syllables 법 → [U+BC95]

버벅벆벇번벉벊 벋벌벍벎벏벐벑 벒벓범법벖벗벘 벙벚벛벜벝벞벟
뱨 ←	→ 베

Korean

Etymology 1

First attested in the Hunminjeong'eum haerye (訓民正音解例 / 훈민정음해례), 1446, as Middle Korean 범〯 (Yale: pĕm).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [pɘ(ː)m]
• Phonetic hangul: [범(ː)]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	beom
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	beom
McCune–Reischauer?	pŏm
Yale Romanization?	pēm

Noun

범 • (beom)

1. (dated) tiger

   Synonym: (usual) 호랑이 (horang'i)

   • 2020, “대취타 [daechwita, Daechwita]”, in D-2, performed by Agust D:

     범으로 태어났지 적어도 너처럼 약하진 않지

     beom-euro taeeonatji jeogeodo neo-cheoreom yakhajin anchi

     I was born a tiger, at least I'm not weak like you.

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 犯.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [pɘ(ː)m]
• Phonetic hangul: [범(ː)]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	beom
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	beom
McCune–Reischauer?	pŏm
Yale Romanization?	pēm

Root

범 • (beom) (hanja 犯)

1. Root of 범하다 (beomhada, “to violate; to commit (a wrong)”). Rarely used alone.

Suffix

—범 • (-beom) (hanja 犯)

1. criminal (who has committed the crime)

   ‎강간 (ganggan, “rape”) + ‎범 (beom) → ‎강간범 (gangganbeom, “rapist”)

   ‎정치 (jeongchi, “politics”) + ‎범 (beom) → ‎정치범 (jeongchibeom, “political prisoner”)

Counter

범 • (beom) (hanja 犯)

1. count (number of times one has committed a crime)

   사기 전과 3범 ― sagi jeon'gwa sambeom ― three counts of fraud

Derived terms

• See the hanja entry at 犯 for Sino-Korean compounds of 범 (犯, beom).

Etymology 3

Sino-Korean word from 汎.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [pɘ(ː)m]
• Phonetic hangul: [범(ː)]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	beom
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	beom
McCune–Reischauer?	pŏm
Yale Romanization?	pēm

Prefix

범— • (beom-) (hanja 汎)

1. pan-

Derived terms

• See the hanja entry at 汎 for Sino-Korean compounds of 범 (汎, beom).

Etymology 4

Sino-Korean word from 范.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [pɘ(ː)m]
• Phonetic hangul: [범(ː)]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	beom
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	beom
McCune–Reischauer?	pŏm
Yale Romanization?	pēm

Proper noun

범 • (Beom) (hanja 范)

1. a surname

Derived terms

• See the hanja entry at 范 for Sino-Korean compounds of 범 (范, beom).

Etymology 5

Korean reading of various Chinese characters.

Syllable

범 • (beom)

More information

1. 凡:

   (MC reading: 凡 (MC bjom))

2. 犯:

   (MC reading: 犯 (MC bjomX))

3. 範:

   (MC reading: 範 (MC bjomX))

4. 帆:

   (MC reading: 帆 (MC bjom|bjomH))

5. 杋:

   (MC reading: 杋)

6. 氾:

   (MC reading: 氾 (MC bjom|phjomH))

7. 梵:

   (MC reading: 梵 (MC bjuwng|bjomH))

8. 泛:

   (MC reading: 泛 (MC phjomH|bjop))

9. 釩:

   (MC reading: 釩 (MC phjomX))

10. 渢:

    (MC reading: 渢 (MC bjuwng))

11. 滼:

    (MC reading: 滼)

12. 笵:

    (MC reading: 笵 (MC bjomX))

13. 訉:

    (MC reading: 訉)

14. 颿:

    (MC reading: 颿 (MC bjom|bjomH))

Middle Korean

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pə̌m/

Noun

범〯 (pĕm)

1. tiger

Derived terms

• 바독〮범〯 (pàtwókpĕm, “leopard”)

Descendants

• Korean: 범 (beom)