익

Korean

Pronunciation

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

Etymology 1

Korean reading of various Chinese characters.

Syllable

익 (ik)

1. 益: to add; to be more than

   (eumhun reading: 더할 익 (deohal ik))
   (MC reading: 益 (MC 'jiek))

2. 翼:

   (MC reading: 翼 (MC yik))

3. 翊:

   (MC reading: 翊 (MC yik))

4. 瀷:

   (MC reading: 瀷 (MC yik))

5. 謚:

   (MC reading: 謚 (MC 'jiek))

6. 翌:

   (MC reading: 翌 (MC yik))

7. 熤:

   (MC reading: 熤)

8. 弋:

   (MC reading: 弋 (MC yik))

9. 鷁:

   (MC reading: 鷁 (MC ngek))

Etymology 2

South Korean reading of various Chinese characters, originally 닉 (nik).

Syllable

익 (ik)

1. (South Korea) 匿: to hide

   (eumhun reading: 숨길 익 (sumgil ik))
   (MC reading: 匿 (MC nrik))

2. (South Korea) 溺: to drown

   (eumhun reading: 빠질 익 (ppajil ik))
   (MC reading: 溺 (MC nyak|nek))

Usage notes

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

Alternative forms

• 닉 (nik) (North Korea, Yanbian dialect)

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).