# 참

| 참 | U+CC38, &#52280; HANGUL SYLLABLE CAM |
| Composition: | ㅊ + ㅏ + ㅁ |
| ← 찷 [U+CC37] | Hangul Syllables | 찹 → [U+CC39] |
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| 찌 ← | → 채 |

## Korean
### Pronunciation

* (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA: [t͡ɕʰa̠m]
* Phonetic hangul: [참]

### Etymology 1

First attested in the Seokbong cheonjamun (石峰千字文 / 석봉천자문), 1583, as Middle Korean ᄎᆞᆷ (Yale: chom). From Old Korean 眞音 (*CHOm).
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “Can we find this in a source with tone markings?”)

#### Pronunciation

* (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA: [t͡ɕʰa̠m]
* Phonetic hangul: [참]

#### Adverb

참 • (cham)
* truly

##### Synonyms

* 참으로 (chameuro)

#### Interjection

참 • (cham)
* Good grief!
* Oh, I just remembered.

#### Noun

참 • (cham)
* The truth.

#### Prefix

참— • (cham-)
* (Non-productive) Used in words referring to plants or animals that are thought to be a generic or prototypical example, such as 참새 (cham-sae, “sparrow”) (literally "true bird") or 참나무 (cham-namu, “oak tree”) (literally "true tree").

##### Derived terms

* 참개구리 (chamgaeguri, “dark-spotted frog”)
* 참거두고래 (chamgeodugorae, “long-finned pilot whale”)
* 참게 (chamge, “Chinese mitten crab”)
* 참고등어 (chamgodeung'eo, “chub mackerel”)
* 참고래 (chamgorae, “fin whale”)
* 참깨 (chamkkae, “sesame”)
* 참나리 (chamnari, “tiger lily”)
* 참나무 (chamnamu, “oak tree”)
* 참나물 (chamnamul, “Pimpinella brachycarpa”)
* 참느릅나무 (chamneureumnamu, “laceback elm”)
* 참다랑어 (chamdarang'eo, “Pacific bluefin tuna”)
* 참당귀 (chamdanggwi, “giant angelica”)
* 참돌고래 (chamdolgorae, “common dolphin”)
* 참돔 (chamdom, “red seabream”)
* 참돛양태 (chamdochyangtae, “Korean dragonet”)
* 참둑중개 (chamdukjunggae, “Cherskii's sculpin”)
* 참마 (chamma, “Japanese mountain yam”)
* 참매 (chammae, “northern goshawk”)
* 참몰개 (chammolgae, “Korean gudgeon”)
* 참문어 (chammuneo, “common octopus”)
* 참방동사니 (chambangdongsani, “rice flatsedge”)
* 참붕어 (chambung'eo, “false dace”)
* 참새 (chamsae, “sparrow”)
* 참싸리 (chamssari, “leafy lespedeza”)
* 참억새 (chameoksae, “susuki grass”)
* 참오동나무 (chamodongnamu, “princess tree”)
* 참외 (chamoe, “Korean melon”)
* 참종개 (chamjonggae, “Korean spine loach”)
* 참중고기 (chamjunggogi, “oily shiner”)
* 참회나무 (chamhoenamu, “Korean spindle tree”)

### Etymology 2

Korean reading of various Chinese characters.

#### Syllable

참 • (cham)
* 參: participating
    (eumhun reading: 참여할 참 (chamyeohal cham)) (MC reading: 參 (MC srim|tsrhim|tshom|sam|tshomH))
* 讖: forgiveness
    (eumhun reading: 참서 참 (chamseo cham)) (MC reading: 讖 (MC tsrhimH))
* 慘: cruel
    (eumhun reading: 참혹할 참 (chamhokhal cham)) (MC reading: 慘 (MC tshomX))
* 僭: usurping
    (eumhun reading: 참람할 참 (chamnamhal cham)) (MC reading: 僭 (MC tsemH))
* 斬: cutting
    (eumhun reading: 벨 참 (bel cham)) (MC reading: 斬 (MC tsreamX))
* 讒: slandering
    (eumhun reading: 참소할 참 (chamsohal cham)) (MC reading: 讒 (MC dzream|dzraemH))
* 站: standing up
    (eumhun reading: 우두커니 설 참 (udukeoni seol cham)) (MC reading: 站 (MC treamH))
* 慙: embarrassment
    (eumhun reading: 부끄러울 참 (bukkeureoul cham)) (MC reading: 慙 (MC dzam))
* 懺: remorse
    (eumhun reading: 뉘우칠 참 (nwiuchil cham)) (MC reading: 懺 (MC tsrhaemH))
* 塹: hole
    (eumhun reading: 구덩이 참 (gudeong'i cham)) (MC reading: 塹 (MC tshjemH))