녕

Korean

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key):
• Phonetic hangul:

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 寧

Noun

녕 • (nyeong) (hanja 寧)

1. (North Korea, Yanbian) peace

Usage notes

In South Korea, the original Sino-Korean reading 녕 (nyeong) is used when the hanja 영 (寧, yeong) is not part of the first syllable of a Sino-Korean compound word.

Alternative forms

• 영 (寧, yeong) (South Korea)

Derived terms

Etymology 2

Korean reading of various Chinese characters.

Syllable

녕 (nyeong)

1. 寧: peace

   (eumhun reading: 편안할 녕 (pyeonanhal nyeong))
   (MC reading: 寧 (MC neng))

2. 獰:

   (MC reading: 獰 (MC nraeng))

3. 佞:

   (MC reading: 佞 (MC nengH))

4. 儜:

   (MC reading: 儜 (MC nreang))

5. 嚀:

   (MC reading: 嚀 (MC neng))

6. 濘:

   (MC reading: 濘 (MC nengX|nejH|nengH))

7. 寗: Alternative form of 寧

   (MC reading: 寗 (MC nengH))

Usage notes

In South Korea, the hanja above are read as 영 (yeong) when used as a single word or as the first syllable of a Sino-Korean compound. However, the reading 녕 (nyeong) is retained when the hanja is not part of the first syllable of a Sino-Korean compound. This is known as 두음 법칙 (頭音法則, dueum beopchik).

Alternative forms

• 영 (yeong) (South Korea)

References

• Supreme Court of the Republic of Korea (대한민국 대법원, Daehanmin'guk Daebeobwon) (2018). Table of hanja for personal names (인명용 한자표 / 人名用漢字表, Inmyeong-yong hanja-pyo).