흉

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흉 U+D749, 흉
HANGUL SYLLABLE HYUNG
Composition:ㅎ + ㅠ + ㅇ
← 흈
 		Hangul Syllables 흊 →
휴휵휶휷휸휹휺
휻휼휽휾휿흀흁
흂흃흄흅흆흇흈
흉흊흋흌흍흎흏
휘 ←→ 흐

Korean

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?hyung
Revised Romanization (translit.)?hyung
McCune–Reischauer?hyung
Yale Romanization?hyung

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 胸 (“chest”)

Noun

흉 • (hyung) (hanja 胸)

  1. chest
  2. thorax

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 凶 (“bad luck”)

Noun

흉 • (hyung) (hanja 凶)

  1. bad luck; inauspicious

Etymology 3

Korean reading of various Chinese characters.

Syllable

흉 (hyung)

  1. 凶:
    (MC reading: 凶 (MC xjowng))
  2. 胸:
    (MC reading: 胸 (MC xjowng))
  3. 兇:
    (MC reading: 兇 (MC xjowng|xjowngX))
  4. 匈:
    (MC reading: 匈 (MC xjowng))
  5. 洶:
    (MC reading: 洶 (MC xjowng|xjowngX))
  6. 恟:
    (MC reading: 恟 (MC xjowng))
  7. 胷: Alternative form of 胸
    (MC reading: 胷 (MC xjowng))
  8. 哅: to shout; to yell
    (eumhun reading: 큰소리칠 흉 (keunsorichil hyung))
    (MC reading: 哅)
  9. 忷: Alternative form of 恟
    (MC reading: 忷)
  10. 訩: Alternative form of 詾
    (MC reading: 訩 (MC xjowng))
  11. 詾:
    (MC reading: 詾 (MC xjowngX))
  12. 㓙: Alternative form of 凶
    (MC reading: 㓙)
  13. 㐫: Alternative form of 兇
    (MC reading: 㐫)
  14. 汹: Alternative form of 洶
    (MC reading: 汹)
  15. 𣧑: Alternative form of 凶
    (MC reading: 𣧑 (MC xjowng))
  16. 𧧗: Alternative form of 詾
    (MC reading: 𧧗 (MC xjowng))
  17. 𧽒:
    (MC reading: 𧽒 (MC xjuwngH))
  18. 䠗:
    (MC reading: 䠗 (MC xjuwngH))

Etymology 4

First attested in the Sohak eonhae (小學諺解 / 소학언해), 1586, as Middle Korean 휴ᇰ.

Noun

흉 • (hyung)

  1. scar

See also

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), page 53.
  • 국제퇴계학회 대구경북지부 (國際退溪學會 大邱慶北支部) (2007). Digital Hanja Dictionary, 전자사전／電子字典.
  • Zonmal.com Hanja Dictionary (존말닷컴 한자사전／漢字辭典) (2002-2005).
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