Korean Word Entry

試驗
Hangul:시험
Revised Romanization:siheom
Definitions:
  1. test, exam.

  2. experimentation, as in 시험 운전 (siheom unjeon, "a test drive")


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Chinese characters used in this word

test, try, attempt, experiment, ordeal
Readings
Mandarin: ㄕˋ (shì)
Cantonese: si3, si5
Japanese: シ (shi) / こころ.みる (kokoromiru)、 ため.す (tamesu)
Korean: 시 (si)
Vietnamese: thí
Variants
Simplified Chinese form:

verification, effect, testing, test, examine, inspect, verify
Readings
Mandarin: ㄧㄢˋ (yàn)
Cantonese: jim6
Japanese: ケン (ken)、 ゲン (gen) / あかし (akashi)、 しるし (shirushi)、 ため.す (tamesu)、 ためし (tameshi)
Korean: 험 (heom)
Vietnamese: nghiệm
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