면

Korean

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 綿.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

면 • (myeon) (hanja 綿)

1. cotton (both the fiber and the cloth)

   Hypernym: 천 (cheon)

Derived terms

• See the hanja entry at 綿 for Sino-Korean compounds of 면 (綿, myeon).

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 麵.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key):
• Phonetic hangul:
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Noun

면 • (myeon) (hanja 麵/麪)

1. noodles

   Synonym: 국수 (guksu)

Derived terms

• See the hanja entry at 麵 for Sino-Korean compounds of 면 (麵, myeon).

Etymology 3

Sino-Korean word from 面.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key):
• Phonetic hangul:
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Noun

면 • (myeon) (hanja 面)

1. side; aspect

   나는 항상 긍정적인 면을 보려고 한다.

   na-neun hangsang geungjeongjeog-in myeon-eul boryeogo handa.

   I always try to look on the positive side.

2. (government) township

   (Administrative divisions of South Korea) 리(里) (ri), 동(洞) (dong), 면(面) (myeon), 읍(邑) (eup), 구(區) (gu), 군(郡) (gun), 시(市) (si), 도(道) (do)

Derived terms

• See the hanja entry at 面 for Sino-Korean compounds of 면 (面, myeon).