연

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연 U+C5F0, 연
HANGUL SYLLABLE YEON
Composition:ㅇ + ㅕ + ㄴ
← 엯
 		Hangul Syllables 엱 →
여역엮엯연엱엲
엳열엵엶엷엸엹
엺엻염엽엾엿였
영옂옃옄옅옆옇
에 ←→ 예

Korean

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?yeon
Revised Romanization (translit.)?yeon
McCune–Reischauer?yŏn
Yale Romanization?yen

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 年 (“year”)

Noun

연 • (yeon) (hanja 年)

  1. (South Korea) year
Usage notes

The original Sino-Korean reading 년 (nyeon) is used when the hanja 연 (年, yeon) is not part of the first syllable of a Sino-Korean compound word.

Alternative forms
  • 년 (年, nyeon) (North Korea, Yanbian dialect)
Derived terms
  • 년 (年, nyeon) (used as a counter)

Etymology 2

Korean reading of various Chinese characters.

Syllable

연 • (yeon)

More information
  1. 然:
    (MC reading: 然 (MC nyen))
  2. 煙:
    (MC reading: 煙 (MC 'en))
  3. 硏:
    (MC reading: 硏 (MC ngen))
  4. 延:
    (MC reading: 延 (MC yen|yenH))
  5. 燃:
    (MC reading: 燃 (MC nyen))
  6. 燕:
    (MC reading: 燕 (MC 'en|'enH))
  7. 沿:
    (MC reading: 沿 (MC ywen))
  8. 鉛:
    (MC reading: 鉛 (MC ywen))
  9. 宴:
    (MC reading: 宴 (MC 'enX|'enH))
  10. 軟:
    (MC reading: 軟 (MC nywenX))
  11. 演:
    (MC reading: 演 (MC yenX))
  12. 緣:
    (MC reading: 緣 (MC ywen))
  13. 衍:
    (MC reading: 衍 (MC yenX|yenH))
  14. 淵:
    (MC reading: 淵 (MC 'wen))
  15. 姸:
    (MC reading: 姸)
  16. 娟:
    (MC reading: 娟 (MC 'jwien))
  17. 涓:
    (MC reading: 涓 (MC kwen))
  18. 沇:
    (MC reading: 沇 (MC ywenX))
  19. 筵:
    (MC reading: 筵 (MC yen))
  20. 瑌:
    (MC reading: 瑌 (MC nywen|nywenX))
  21. 娫:
    (MC reading: 娫)
  22. 嚥:
    (MC reading: 嚥 (MC 'enH))
  23. 堧:
    (MC reading: 堧 (MC nywen|nwaH))
  24. 捐:
    (MC reading: 捐 (MC ywen))
  25. 挻:
    (MC reading: 挻 (MC syen))
  26. 椽:
    (MC reading: 椽 (MC drjwen))
  27. 涎:
    (MC reading: 涎 (MC zjen|yenH))
  28. 縯:
    (MC reading: 縯 (MC yinX|yenX))
  29. 鳶: kite
    (MC reading: 鳶 (MC ywen))
  30. 硯:
    (MC reading: 硯 (MC ngenH))
  31. 曣:
    (MC reading: 曣)
  32. 㜣:
    (MC reading: 㜣 (MC nyen|syenX|nenH))
  33. 醼:
    (MC reading: 醼 (MC 'enH))
  34. 兗:
    (MC reading: 兗)
  35. 嬿:
    (MC reading: 嬿 (MC 'enX|'enH))
  36. 莚:
    (MC reading: 莚 (MC yen|yenH))
  37. 瓀:
    (MC reading: 瓀)
  38. 均:
    (MC reading: 均 (MC kjwin))
  39. 戭:
    (MC reading: 戭 (MC yinX|yenX))
  40. 囦:
    (MC reading: 囦 (MC 'wen))
  41. 埏:
    (MC reading: 埏 (MC yen|syen))
  42. 悁:
    (MC reading: 悁 (MC 'jwien))
  43. 掾:
    (MC reading: 掾 (MC ywenH))
  44. 櫞:
    (MC reading: 櫞 (MC ywen))
  45. 渷:
    (MC reading: 渷 (MC ywenX))
  46. 臙:
    (MC reading: 臙)
  47. 蜵:
    (MC reading: 蜵)
  48. 蠕:
    (MC reading: 蠕)
  49. 讌:
    (MC reading: 讌 (MC 'enH))
  50. 烟: Alternative form of 煙
    (MC reading: 烟 (MC 'jin|'en))
  51. 渊: Alternative form of 淵
    (MC reading: 渊)
  52. 兖: Alternative form of 兗
    (MC reading: 兖 (MC ywenX))
  53. 妍: Alternative form of 姸
    (MC reading: 妍 (MC ngen))
  54. 姢: Alternative form of 娟
    (MC reading: 姢)
  55. 輭: Alternative form of 軟
    (MC reading: 輭 (MC nywenX))
  56. 䂩: Alternative form of 硯
    (MC reading: 䂩)
  57. 偄:
    (MC reading: 偄 (MC nywenX|nwanH))
  58. 唌: to accuse
    (eumhun reading: 참소할 연 (chamsohal yeon))
    (MC reading: 唌 (MC dan))
  59. 嘫:
    (MC reading: 嘫 (MC nrean))
  60. 噮:
    (MC reading: 噮 (MC 'wenH))
  61. 羨:
    (MC reading: 羨 (MC yij|zjenH|yenH))
  62. 豣:
    (MC reading: 豣)
  63. 鷰:
    (MC reading: 鷰 (MC 'enH))

Etymology 3

South Korean reading of various Chinese characters, originally 련 (ryeon).

Syllable

연 • (yeon)

  1. (South Korea) 連:
    (MC reading: 連 (MC ljen))
  2. (South Korea) 練:
    (MC reading: 練 (MC lenH))
  3. (South Korea) 鍊:
    (MC reading: 鍊 (MC lenH))
  4. (South Korea) 憐:
    (MC reading: 憐 (MC len))
  5. (South Korea) 聯:
    (MC reading: 聯 (MC ljen))
  6. (South Korea) 戀:
    (MC reading: 戀 (MC ljwenH))
  7. (South Korea) 蓮:
    (MC reading: 蓮 (MC len|ljenX))
  8. (South Korea) 煉:
    (MC reading: 煉)
  9. (South Korea) 璉:
    (MC reading: 璉 (MC ljenX))
  10. (South Korea) 攣:
    (MC reading: 攣 (MC ljwen))
  11. (South Korea) 漣:
    (MC reading: 漣 (MC ljen|ljenH))
  12. (South Korea) 輦:
    (MC reading: 輦 (MC ljenX))
  13. (South Korea) 孌:
    (MC reading: 孌 (MC ljwenX|ljwenH))
  14. (South Korea) 𨏶:
    (MC reading: 𨏶)
  15. (South Korea) 楝:
    (MC reading: 楝 (MC lenH))
  16. (South Korea) 湅:
    (MC reading: 湅 (MC lenH))
  17. (South Korea) 臠:
    (MC reading: 臠 (MC lwan|ljwenX))
  18. (South Korea) 鏈:
    (MC reading: 鏈 (MC trhjen|ljen))
  19. (South Korea) 鰊:
    (MC reading: 鰊 (MC lenH))
  20. (South Korea) 鰱:
    (MC reading: 鰱 (MC ljen))
  21. (South Korea) 僆:
    (MC reading: 僆 (MC ljenX|lenH))
  22. (South Korea) 嗹:
    (MC reading: 嗹 (MC len))
  23. (South Korea) 怜:
    (MC reading: 怜 (MC len|leng))
  24. (South Korea) 揀:
    (MC reading: 揀 (MC keanX|lenH))
  25. (South Korea) 聮:
    (MC reading: 聮)
Usage notes

In South Korea, the original Sino-Korean reading 련 (ryeon) is used if the hanja is not part of the first syllable of a Sino-Korean compound word. The change in reading from 련 (ryeon) to 연 (yeon) is known as 두음 법칙 (頭音法則, dueum beopchik).

Alternative forms

Etymology 4

South Korean reading of various Chinese characters, originally 년 (nyeon).

Syllable

연 • (yeon)

  1. (South Korea) 年:
    (MC reading: 年 (MC nen))
  2. (South Korea) 撚:
    (MC reading: 撚 (MC nenX))
  3. (South Korea) 碾:
    (MC reading: 碾 (MC nrjenH))
  4. (South Korea) 秊: Alternative form of 年
    (MC reading: 秊 (MC nen))
Usage notes

In South Korea, the original Sino-Korean reading 년 (nyeon) is used if the hanja is not part of the first syllable of a Sino-Korean compound word. The change in reading from 년 (nyeon) to 연 (yeon) is known as 두음 법칙 (頭音法則, dueum beopchik).

Alternative forms
  • 년 (nyeon) (North Korea, Yanbian dialect)

References

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