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채

채 — chae

채 is ㅊ plus ㅐ, romanized chae and read exactly as written. You can hear it below, recorded by a native Korean speaker.

Frequency: less common — it appears, but below the median frequency. The boundary is the median of the cells that appear at all, which works out at 21 occurrences.

How this block is put together

ㅊㅐ=채
ㅊ + ㅐ — the vowel stands to the right of the consonant.

The two letters

ㅊ (chieut)

/tɕʰ/

the ch in cheese, with a strong puff of air

ㅐ

/ɛ/

the e in bed — more open than ㅔ

Words containing 채

  • 채소 — vegetable

    채소

    vegetable

Syllables that sound the same

The standard gives these the same reading as 채, even though they are spelled differently.

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Questions people ask

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채 is romanized chae and read exactly as written.