This article is about a cardinal number. For other meaning of the word, see 석

석 -- three.

Contents 1 Usage 2 Proverbs 3 Idioms 4 Related hanja 5 See also

[edit] Usage

See also: List of counting words

This is a variant of the pure-Korean cardinal number 셋 that is being used less and less. It is used to count the following quantities:

1. 달 Months: The Sino Korean word, 월, may not be counted with this number.

2. 냥 Nyangs: This is a unit of old Korean coinage equal to 100 copper coins.

3. 섬 Seoms: This is a unit of volume equaling 180 liters.

4. 자: The Korean foot, a unit of length, is equal to 30.3cm.

• 석 달 three months
• 석 냥 three nyangs, or 300 copper coins
• 석 섬 three seoms (of rice)
• 석 자 three feet

[edit] Proverbs

• 석 냥짜리 말은 이발도 들어 보지 말라
• 석 달 가는 흉 없다
• 석 달 장마 끝에 해빛을 본 것 같다
• 석 달 장마에도 개부심이 제일
• 석 자 베를 짜도 베틀 벌이기는 일반

[edit] Idioms

• 석 자 세 치 발감개를 하다

[edit] Related hanja

• 三: 석 삼

[edit] See also

• Counting in Korean
• List of counting words
• 셋
• 삼