현

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현 U+D604, 현
HANGUL SYLLABLE HYEON
Composition:ㅎ + ㅕ + ㄴ
← 혃
 		Hangul Syllables 혅 →
혀혁혂혃현혅혆
혇혈혉혊혋혌혍
혎혏혐협혒혓혔
형혖혗혘혙혚혛
헤 ←→ 혜

Korean

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 弦/絃 (弦 / 絃, “string”).

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?hyeon
Revised Romanization (translit.)?hyeon
McCune–Reischauer?hyŏn
Yale Romanization?hyen

Noun

현 • (hyeon) (hanja 弦/絃)

  1. string on a musical instrument
    Synonym: 스트링 (seuteuring)
  2. bowstring
    Synonym: 활시위 (hwalsiwi)
  3. (mathematics) chord
  4. (geometry) hypotenuse
Usage notes
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 現 (“current; present; manifest”).

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key):
  • Phonetic hangul:
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?hyeon
Revised Romanization (translit.)?hyeon
McCune–Reischauer?hyŏn
Yale Romanization?hyēn

Determiner

현 • (hyeon)

  1. current; present
    현 정권 ― hyeon jeonggwon ― the current administration
Derived terms

Etymology 3

Sino-Korean word from 縣 (“county; prefecture”).

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key):
  • Phonetic hangul:
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?hyeon
Revised Romanization (translit.)?hyeon
McCune–Reischauer?hyŏn
Yale Romanization?hyēn

Noun

현 • (hyeon) (hanja 縣)

  1. prefecture, county; traditionally the smallest administrative division in East Asia. It is translated as "prefecture" in contemporary Japan, "county" in contemporary China and Taiwan, and "district" in Vietnam. The hyeon was abolished in Korea in 1894.

Etymology 4

Modern Korean reading of various Chinese characters.

Syllable

현 (hyeon)

Extended content
  1. 現: appearing
    (eumhun reading: 나타날 현 (natanal hyeon))
    (MC reading: 現 (MC henH))
  2. 鉉:
    (MC reading: 鉉 (MC hwenX))
  3. 賢:
    (MC reading: 賢 (MC hen))
  4. 玄:
    (MC reading: 玄 (MC hwen))
  5. 顯:
    (MC reading: 顯 (MC xenX))
  6. 縣:
    (MC reading: 縣 (MC hwen|hwenH))
  7. 峴:
    (MC reading: 峴 (MC henX))
  8. 懸:
    (MC reading: 懸 (MC hwen))
  9. 弦:
    (MC reading: 弦 (MC hen))
  10. 炫:
    (MC reading: 炫 (MC hwenH))
  11. 絃:
    (MC reading: 絃 (MC hen|xwenH))
  12. 眩:
    (MC reading: 眩 (MC hwen|hwenH))
  13. 絢:
    (MC reading: 絢 (MC xwenH))
  14. 舷:
    (MC reading: 舷 (MC hen))
  15. 衒:
    (MC reading: 衒 (MC hwenH))
  16. 見:
    (MC reading: 見 (MC kenH|henH))
  17. 俔:
    (MC reading: 俔 (MC henX|khenH))
  18. 晛:
    (MC reading: 晛 (MC henX|nenH))
  19. 泫:
    (MC reading: 泫 (MC hwenX))
  20. 玹:
    (MC reading: 玹 (MC hwen|hwenH))
  21. 睍: 햇살
    (MC reading: 睍 (MC henX))
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