십 (十) -- ten.
This is the Sino-Korean form of the pure-Korean word 열. It is preceded by the number 구 and followed by 십일. When counting by tens, the following number is 이십. Unlike in English, 십 is used as a base when counting by tens.
- 십 ten
- 이십 twenty
- 삼십 thirty
- 사십 forty
- 오십 fifty
- 육십 sixty
- 칠십 seventy
- 팔십 eighty
- 구십 ninety
The next highest number when counting by tens is 백.
- 제 십 the tenth
- 십 배 ten times;ten fold
- 십분의 1 one tenth
- 십 년마다 every ten years;decennially
- 십 주년 the 10th anniversary
- 십 년을 하루같이 ten years as one day; without a break for ten years
- 십각형 a decagon
- 십계명 the Ten Commandments
- 십면체 a decahedron
[edit] Proverbs
- 십년공부 도로 아미타불 Failing to reap the fruits of one's long exertion by grudging a little effort at the last stage.
- 십 년이면 강산도 변한다 Ten years is an epoch.
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