승

승 U+C2B9, 승
HANGUL SYLLABLE SEUNG
Composition:ㅅ + ㅡ + ㅇ
← 슸
[U+C2B8] 		Hangul Syllables 슺 →
[U+C2BA]
스슥슦슧슨슩슪
슫슬슭슮슯슰슱
슲슳슴습슶슷슸
승슺슻슼슽슾슿
슈 ←→ 싀

Korean

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 勝.

Pronunciation
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?seung
Revised Romanization (translit.)?seung
McCune–Reischauer?sŭng
Yale Romanization?sung

Noun

승 • (seung) (hanja 勝)

  1. victory
    Synonym: 승리(濕疹) (seungni)
    Antonym: 패(敗) (pae)
    승을 거두다 ― seung-eul geoduda ― to get victory
Derived terms

Counter

승 • (seung) (hanja 勝)

  1. Counter for victories, wins in matches.
    3승 2패
    3seung 2pae
    3 wins and 2 losses
    4전 2승 2패
    4jeon 2seung 2pae
    2 wins and 2 losses in 4 games
    2승 1무 1패
    2seung 1mu 1pae
    2 wins, 1 draw, 1 loss
    4전 전승
    4jeon jeonseung
    a four-game sweep
    5승째다.
    5seung-jjae-da.
    It's my fifth win.
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 乘.

Pronunciation
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?seung
Revised Romanization (translit.)?seung
McCune–Reischauer?sŭng
Yale Romanization?sung

Counter

승 • (seung) (hanja 乘)

  1. (mathematics) Counter for exponents in mathematical formulae.
    2의 5승
    2-ui 5seung
    the 5th power of 2
    17의 2승
    17-ui 2seung
    the square of 17
    m의 n승
    m-ui nseung
    nth power of m
Usage notes
  • After this expression had been criticized for its probable Japanese origin, the educational world has been making steady efforts to replace this counter with the native Korean word 제곱 (jegop). Despite its gradual disappearance from public education materials like textbooks, most people still understand it well and use it in mathematical contexts.
  • In some people, chiefly among the young, there is a tendency to prefer '제곱 (jegop)' to 승 in case of describing low exponents of a number. When the high or noninteger number comes as exponent, people use 승 more than 제곱 (jegop).
  • But it will be no problem with handling these two expressions since most people understands both of them well.
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