령

Korean

Etymology

Korean reading of various Chinese characters.

Pronunciation

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

Syllable

령 (ryeong)

1. 令:

   (MC reading: 令 (MC ljen|ljeng|leng|ljengH|lengH))

2. 領:

   (MC reading: 領 (MC ljengX))

3. 嶺:

   (MC reading: 嶺 (MC ljengX))

4. 零:

   (MC reading: 零 (MC len|leng|lengH))

5. 靈:

   (MC reading: 靈 (MC leng))

6. 伶:

   (MC reading: 伶 (MC leng))

7. 玲:

   (MC reading: 玲 (MC leng))

8. 姈:

   (MC reading: 姈 (MC leng))

9. 昤:

   (MC reading: 昤 (MC leng))

10. 鈴:

    (MC reading: 鈴 (MC leng))

11. 齡:

    (MC reading: 齡 (MC leng))

12. 怜:

    (MC reading: 怜 (MC len|leng))

13. 囹:

    (MC reading: 囹 (MC leng))

14. 笭:

    (MC reading: 笭 (MC leng|lengX))

15. 羚:

    (MC reading: 羚 (MC leng))

16. 翎:

    (MC reading: 翎 (MC leng))

17. 聆:

    (MC reading: 聆 (MC leng))

18. 逞:

    (MC reading: 逞 (MC trhjengX))

19. 泠:

    (MC reading: 泠 (MC leng))

20. 澪:

    (MC reading: 澪 (MC leng))

21. 岭:

    (MC reading: 岭 (MC leng))

22. 呤:

    (MC reading: 呤 (MC leng))

23. 另:

    (MC reading: 另)

24. 欞:

    (MC reading: 欞)

25. 鹷:

    (MC reading: 鹷 (MC leng))

26. 秢:

    (MC reading: 秢 (MC leng))

27. 苓:

    (MC reading: 苓 (MC leng))

28. 蛉:

    (MC reading: 蛉 (MC leng))

29. 軨:

    (MC reading: 軨 (MC leng))

30. 鴒:

    (MC reading: 鴒 (MC leng))

31. 岺: Alternative form of 岭

    (MC reading: 岺)

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 령 (ryeong) 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).