# 계

| 계 | U+ACC4, &#44228; HANGUL SYLLABLE GYE |
| Composition: | ㄱ + ㅖ |
| ← 곃 [U+ACC3] | Hangul Syllables | 곅 → [U+ACC5] |
계곅곆곇곈곉곊 곋곌곍곎곏곐곑 곒곓곔곕곖곗곘 곙곚곛곜곝곞곟 :
| 겨 ← | → 고 |

## Korean
### Pronunciation

* (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA: [kje̞] ~ [ke̞]
* Phonetic hangul: [계/게]

### Etymology 1
#### Noun

계 • (gye) (hanja 契)
* kye, a Korean rotating savings and credit association

### Etymology 2
#### Suffix

—계 • (-gye) (hanja 界)
* world; realm
    음악계(音樂界)music industry
* (taxonomy) kingdom

##### Related terms

* 역 (域, yeok)
* 계 (界, gye)
* 문 (門, mun)
* 강 (綱, gang)
* 목 (目, mok)
* 과 (科, gwa)
* 속 (屬, sok)
* 종 (種, jong)

### Etymology 3
#### Noun

계 • (gye) (hanja 計)
* (Internet slang) Short for 계정(計定) (gyejeong, “account”).

### Etymology 4

Sino-Korean word from 癸

#### Noun

계 • (gye) (hanja 癸)
* the tenth of the ten heavenly stems

##### Coordinate terms

* 갑 (甲, gap, “first”)
* 경 (庚, gyeong, “seventh”)
* 기 (己, gi, “sixth”)
* 무 (戊, mu, “fifth”)
* 병 (丙, byeong, “third”)
* 신 (辛, sin, “eighth”)
* 을 (乙, eul, “second”)
* 임 (壬, im, “ninth”)
* 정 (丁, jeong, “fourth”)

### Etymology 5

Korean reading of various Chinese characters.

#### Syllable

계 • (gye)
* 癸: tenth heavenly stem
    (eumhun reading: 천간 계 (cheon'gan gye)) (MC reading: 癸 (MC kjwijX))
* 季: end, final; season
    (eumhun reading: 끝 계 (kkeut gye)) (MC reading: 季 (MC kjwijH))
* 界: boundary
    (eumhun reading: 지경 계 (jigyeong gye)) (MC reading: 界 (MC keajH))
* 計: calculation; plan; total
    (eumhun reading: 셀 계 (sel gye)) (MC reading: 計 (MC kejH))
* 溪: stream
    (eumhun reading: 시내 계 (sinae gye)) (MC reading: 溪 (MC khej))
* 鷄: chicken
    (eumhun reading: 닭 계 (dak gye)) (MC reading: 鷄 (MC kej))
* 系: connect, link
    (eumhun reading: 이을 계 (ieul gye)) (MC reading: 系 (MC hejH))
* 係: connection
    (eumhun reading: 맬 계 (mael gye)) (MC reading: 係 (MC kejH))
* 戒: caution, warn
    (eumhun reading: 경계할 계 (gyeonggyehal gye)) (MC reading: 戒 (MC keajH))
* 械: weapons, instruments
    (eumhun reading: 형틀 계 (hyeongteul gye)) (MC reading: 械 (MC heajH))
* 繼: continue, persist; inherit
    (eumhun reading: 이을 계 (ieul gye)) (MC reading: 繼 (MC kejH))
* 契: contract, bond; a Korean rotating savings and credit association
    (eumhun reading: 맺을 계 (maejeul gye)) (MC reading: 契 (MC khejH|khj+t|khet))
* 桂: cinnamon
    (eumhun reading: 계수나무 계 (gyesunamu gye)) (MC reading: 桂 (MC kwejH))
* 啓: open, begin
    (eumhun reading: 열 계 (yeol gye)) (MC reading: 啓)
* 階: steps, stairs; rank, degree
    (eumhun reading: 섬돌 계 (seomdol gye)) (MC reading: 階 (MC keaj))
* 繫: bind, connect
    (eumhun reading: 맬 계 (mael gye)) (MC reading: 繫 (MC kejH|hejH))
* 誡:
    (MC reading: 誡 (MC keajH))
* 烓:
    (MC reading: 烓 (MC 'wej|khwengX))
* 屆:
    (MC reading: 屆 (MC keajH))
* 悸:
    (MC reading: 悸 (MC gjwijH))
* 棨:
    (MC reading: 棨 (MC khejX))
* 稽: to examine
    (eumhun reading: 상고할 계 (sanggohal gye)) (MC reading: 稽 (MC kej|khejX))
* 谿:
    (MC reading: 谿 (MC khej))
* 堦:
    (MC reading: 堦 (MC keaj))
* 瘈:
    (MC reading: 瘈)
* 禊:
    (MC reading: 禊 (MC hejH))
* 綮:
    (MC reading: 綮 (MC khejX))
* 縘:
    (MC reading: 縘)
* 罽:
    (MC reading: 罽 (MC kjejH))
* 薊:
    (MC reading: 薊 (MC kejH))
* 雞: Alternative form of 鷄
    (MC reading: 雞 (MC kej))
* 髻:
    (MC reading: 髻 (MC kejH))
* 堺: Alternative form of 界
    (MC reading: 堺)
* 磎: Alternative form of 谿
    (MC reading: 磎 (MC khej))
* 乩:
    (MC reading: 乩)
* 启:
    (MC reading: 启 (MC khejX))
* 啟:
    (MC reading: 啟 (MC khejX))
* 挈:
    (MC reading: 挈 (MC khet))
* 筓:
    (MC reading: 筓)
* 継:
    (MC reading: 継)
* 繋:
    (MC reading: 繋)
* 葪:
    (MC reading: 葪)
* 鳮:
    (MC reading: 鳮)

### References

* Supreme Court of the Republic of Korea (대한민국 대법원, Daehanmin'guk Daebeobwon) (2018). Table of hanja for personal names (인명용 한자표 / 人名用漢字表, Inmyeong-yong hanja-pyo).