처

처 U+CC98, 처 HANGUL SYLLABLE CEO Composition: ㅊ + ㅓ ← 첗 [U+CC97] Hangul Syllables 척 → [U+CC99]

Korean

처척첚첛천첝첞 첟철첡첢첣첤첥 첦첧첨첩첪첫첬 청첮첯첰첱첲첳
챼 ←	→ 체

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 妻 (“wife”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕʰʌ̹]
• Phonetic hangul: [처]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	cheo
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	cheo
McCune–Reischauer?	ch'ŏ
Yale Romanization?	che

Noun

처 • (cheo) (hanja 妻)

1. wife

Synonyms

• 아내 (anae)
• 부인 (bu'in)
• 집사람 (jipsaram)

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 處 (“place”).

Suffix

—처 • (-cheo)

1. place

   근무처 ― geunmucheo ― The place of employment

   공부처 ― gongbucheo ― Office of Public Information

Synonyms

• 곳 (got)
• 데 (de)

References

• Martin, Samuel E., Yang Ha Lee, Sung-Un Chang (1975) A Korean-English Dictionary, New Haven: Yale University Press, page 1581.