씨

ssi · [씨]

Mr. · Ms. · Mrs. · seed

bound nounnounBeginner

Meanings

씨 · bound noun · Beginner

  1. Mr.; Ms.; Mrs.A bound noun used to address or call out to a certain person deferentially.

씨 · noun · Intermediate

  1. seedThe hard substance inside the fruit of a plant that will bud and grow.
  2. spermThe source of an animal's birth and reproduction.
  3. seed(figurative) A source from which something can grow in the future.
  4. seedA word referring to the seed of a plant or animal.
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  1. lineage(disparaging) The bloodline of a family.

Written Forms

씨Hangul
氏Hanja

Examples from Lessons (3)

한국에서 씨를 사용해요.In Korea, we use 'ssi'.Read the Lesson
민지 씨, 만나서 정말 반가워요.Minji, it's really nice to meet you.Read the Lesson
안녕하세요, 민수 씨와 수지예요.Hello, it's Minsu and Suji.Read the Lesson

Grammar in These Examples

Korean definitions, pronunciations and learner levels are from the Basic Korean Dictionary (한국어기초사전) by the National Institute of Korean Language, licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0 KR.

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