Korean slang profile
시큐
sikyu
Cultural cultivation quotient
An index representing cultural sensitivity and cultivation.
- Expanded form
- Culture QuotientCulture Quotient
- Other spellings
- CQ
- Earliest source found
- Dec 2005
- Documented trend period
- Not verified
This is the earliest source we have verified, not the date the term was coined.
01Examples, with English translations
- Example by Julimmal
그 교육 자료는 시큐를 문화적 교양과 연결해 설명했다.
The educational material explained 시큐 in relation to cultural cultivation.
02Documented history
- 2005-12This source introduced “시큐” and explained its meaning.[1]
03Origin & word formation
Formed by retaining parts of “Culture Quotient”. The National Institute of Korean Language’s 『2005년 신어』 lists this headword and its meaning. Who first used it and when have not been verified.
Evidence for the origin explanationMedium
The headword, components, definition, and usage on PDF page 40 (printed page 16) were directly compared. This relies on one source; the older articles quoted by the report were not directly checked. Inclusion in this collection does not establish the year the expression arose or first became popular.
04Sources
Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.
- 2005년 신어 (국립국어원)Published Dec 2005Original source checked Nov 14, 2026