종

Korean

Etymology 1

First attested in the Hunminjeong'eum haerye (訓民正音解例 / 훈민정음해례), 1446, as Middle Korean 죠ᇰ〯 (Yale: cyǒng). Probably a nativisation of the Sino-Korean term 從 (jong, “follower, attendant, entourage”) (Martin 1996, p. 30).

Pronunciation

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

• South Gyeongsang (Busan) pitch accent: 종의 / 종에 / 종까지

  Syllables in red take high pitch. This word always takes low pitch, and heightens the pitch of two subsequent suffixed syllables.

Noun

종 • (jong)

1. servant

   Synonym: 하인(下人) (hain)

2. slave

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 鐘, from the Middle Korean reading 죠ᇰ (Yale: cyòng).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

종 • (jong) (hanja 鐘)

1. bell (instrument)

   종을 치다 ― jong'eul chida ― to clang a bell

Derived terms

• See the hanja entry at 鐘 for Sino-Korean compounds of 종 (鐘, jong).

Etymology 3

Sino-Korean word from 腫, from the Middle Korean reading 죠ᇰ〯 (Yale: cyǒng).

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

종 • (jong) (hanja 腫)

1. (less common) tumour

   Synonym: (more common) 종기(腫氣) (jonggi)

Derived terms

• See the hanja entry at 腫 for Sino-Korean compounds of 종 (腫, jong).

Etymology 4

Sino-Korean word from 種.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

종 • (jong) (hanja 種)

1. breed; kind; seed

   Synonym: 종자(種子) (jongja)

2. kind; sort; type

   Synonym: 종류(種類) (jongnyu)

3. (biology, taxonomy) a species

Related terms

• (Taxonomy) 생물 분류 (生物分類, saengmul bullyu); 역 (域, yeok, “domain”), 계 (界, gye, “kingdom”), 문 (門, mun, “phylum”), 강 (綱, gang, “class”), 목 (目, mok, “order”), 과 (科, gwa, “family”), 속 (屬, sok, “genus”), 종 (種, jong, “species”) ^{(Category: ko:Taxonomy)}

Suffix

—종 • (-jong) (hanja 種)

1. breed; kind

   재래종 (在來種) ― jaeraejong ― native species

   외래종 (外來種) ― oeraejong ― introduced species

   개량종 (改良種) ― gaeryangjong ― improved breed

Derived terms

• See the hanja entry at 種 for Sino-Korean compounds of 종 (種, jong).

Etymology 5

Korean reading of various Chinese characters.

Syllable

종 (jong)