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U+C5F0, 연
HANGUL SYLLABLE YEON
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[U+C5EF]
Hangul Syllables
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에 ←→ 예

Korean

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Pronunciation

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Romanizations
Revised Romanization?yeon
Revised Romanization (translit.)?yeon
McCune–Reischauer?yŏn
Yale Romanization?yen

Etymology 1

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Sino-Korean word from (year)

Noun

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(yeon) (hanja )

  1. (South Korea) year
Usage notes
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The original Sino-Korean reading (nyeon) is used when the hanja (, yeon) is not part of the first syllable of a Sino-Korean compound word.

Alternative forms
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  • (, nyeon) (North Korea, Yanbian dialect)
Derived terms
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  • (, nyeon) (used as a counter)

Etymology 2

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Korean reading of various Chinese characters.

Syllable

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(yeon)

Etymology 3

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

Syllable

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(yeon)

  1. (South Korea) :
    (MC reading: (MC ljen))
  2. (South Korea) :
    (MC reading: (MC lenH))
  3. (South Korea) :
    (MC reading: (MC lenH))
  4. (South Korea) :
    (MC reading: (MC len))
  5. (South Korea) :
    (MC reading: (MC ljen))
  6. (South Korea) :
    (MC reading: (MC ljwenH))
  7. (South Korea) :
    (MC reading: (MC len|ljenX))
  8. (South Korea) :
    (MC reading: )
  9. (South Korea) :
    (MC reading: (MC ljenX))
  10. (South Korea) :
    (MC reading: (MC ljwen))
  11. (South Korea) :
    (MC reading: (MC ljen|ljenH))
  12. (South Korea) :
    (MC reading: (MC ljenX))
  13. (South Korea) :
    (MC reading: (MC ljwenX|ljwenH))
  14. (South Korea) 𨏶:
    (MC reading: 𨏶)
  15. (South Korea) :
    (MC reading: (MC lenH))
  16. (South Korea) :
    (MC reading: (MC lenH))
  17. (South Korea) :
    (MC reading: (MC lwan|ljwenX))
  18. (South Korea) :
    (MC reading: (MC trhjen|ljen))
  19. (South Korea) :
    (MC reading: (MC lenH))
  20. (South Korea) :
    (MC reading: (MC ljen))
  21. (South Korea) :
    (MC reading: (MC ljenX|lenH))
  22. (South Korea) :
    (MC reading: (MC len))
  23. (South Korea) :
    (MC reading: (MC len|leng))
  24. (South Korea) :
    (MC reading: (MC keanX|lenH))
  25. (South Korea) :
    (MC reading: )
Usage notes
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In South Korea, the original Sino-Korean reading (ryeon) is used if the hanja is not part of the first syllable of a Sino-Korean compound word. The change in reading from (ryeon) to (yeon) is known as 두음 법칙 (頭音法則, dueum beopchik).

Alternative forms
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Etymology 4

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

Syllable

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(yeon)

  1. (South Korea) :
    (MC reading: (MC nen))
  2. (South Korea) :
    (MC reading: (MC nenX))
  3. (South Korea) :
    (MC reading: (MC nrjenH))
  4. (South Korea) : Alternative form of
    (MC reading: (MC nen))
Usage notes
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In South Korea, the original Sino-Korean reading (nyeon) is used if the hanja is not part of the first syllable of a Sino-Korean compound word. The change in reading from (nyeon) to (yeon) is known as 두음 법칙 (頭音法則, dueum beopchik).

Alternative forms
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  • (nyeon) (North Korea, Yanbian dialect)

References

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