충

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충 U+CDA9, 충
HANGUL SYLLABLE CUNG
Composition:ㅊ + ㅜ + ㅇ
← 춨
 		Hangul Syllables 춪 →
추축춖춗춘춙춚
춛출춝춞춟춠춡
춢춣춤춥춦춧춨
충춪춫춬춭춮춯
쵸 ←→ 춰

Korean

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?chung
Revised Romanization (translit.)?chung
McCune–Reischauer?ch'ung
Yale Romanization?chwung

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 蟲 (“insect, bug”).

Noun

충 • (chung) (hanja 蟲)

  1. (formal or dialectal) bug, insect
    Synonym: 벌레 (beolle)
  2. roundworm
    Synonym: 회충(蛔蟲) (hoechung)
Derived terms

Suffix

—충 • (-chung) (hanja 蟲)

  1. (slang, derogatory, neologism) Used to form derogatory words for groups of people
Derived terms
  • 급식충 (geupsikchung, “annoying teenagers”, literally “school meal-worm”)
  • 똥꼬충 (ttongkkochung, “homosexual man”, literally “anus-worm”)
  • 맘충 (mamchung, “Karen; annoying middle-aged women”, literally “Mom-worm”)
  • 일베충 (ilbechung, “extreme far-right person”, literally “Ilbe-worm”)
  • 진지충 (jinjichung, “killjoy”, literally “seriousness-worm”)
  • 틀딱충 (teulttakchung, “annoying old people”, literally “denture-clack-worm”)
  • 한남충 (hannamchung, “annoying males”, literally “Korean-men-worm”)

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 忠.

Noun

충 • (chung) (hanja 忠)

  1. (formal, especially philosophy) loyalty; allegiance
    Synonym: 충성(忠誠) (chungseong)
Derived terms

Etymology 3

Korean reading of various Chinese characters.

Syllable

충 • (chung)

More information
  1. 充:
    (MC reading: 充 (MC tsyhuwng))
  2. 忠:
    (MC reading: 忠 (MC trjuwng))
  3. 蟲:
    (MC reading: 蟲 (MC drjuwng|drjuwngH))
  4. 衝:
    (MC reading: 衝 (MC tsyhowng))
  5. 珫:
    (MC reading: 珫 (MC tsyhuwng))
  6. 沖:
    (MC reading: 沖 (MC drjuwng))
  7. 衷:
    (MC reading: 衷 (MC trjuwng|trjuwngH))
  8. 忡:
    (MC reading: 忡 (MC trhjuwng))
  9. 虫: Alternative form of 蟲
    (MC reading: 虫 (MC xjw+jX))
  10. 冲: Alternative form of 沖
    (MC reading: 冲)
  11. 傭:
    (MC reading: 傭 (MC trhjowng))
  12. 种:
    (MC reading: 种 (MC drjuwng))
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