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치

치 — chi

치 is ㅊ plus ㅣ, romanized chi 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

ㅊㅣ=치
ㅊ + ㅣ — 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

ㅣ

/i/

the ee in see

Words containing 치

  • 김치kimchi

Syllables that sound the same

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

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Questions people ask

How do you pronounce 치?
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치 is romanized chi and read exactly as written.