중

중 U+C911, 중
HANGUL SYLLABLE JUNG
Composition:ㅈ + ㅜ + ㅇ
Dubeolsik input:w-n-d
← 줐
[U+C910] 		Hangul Syllables 줒 →
[U+C912]

Korean

Etymology 1

주죽죾죿준줁줂
줃줄줅줆줇줈줉
줊줋줌줍줎줏줐
중줒줓줔줕줖줗
죠 ←→ 줘

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key)[t͡ɕuŋ]
  • Phonetic Hangul[중]
Revised Romanization? jung
Revised Romanization (translit.)? jung
McCune–Reischauer? chung
Yale Romanization? cwung

Syllable

  1. A Hangul syllabic block made up of ㅈ, ㅜ, and ㅇ.

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 中 (“center”)

Noun

중 • (jung)

  1. the middle, center
  2. (dependent noun) amongst (often in the form 중에서 (jung-eseo, “from amongst”))
  3. (dependent noun) in the course of, during
    식사중 (siksajung, “gone to lunch”)
    공사중 (gongsajung, “under construction”)
Synonyms
  • 가운데 (gaunde, “middle/amongst”)
  • 속 (sok, “inside”)

Etymology 3

Reading of various hanja.

Syllable

중 (jung)

  1. 中: center
    (eumhun reading: 가운데 중 (gaunde jung))
    (see above)
  2. 重: heaviness
    (eumhun reading: 무거울 중 (mugeoul jung))
  3. 衆: group
    (eumhun reading: 무리 중 (muri jung))
  4. 仲: second
    (eumhun reading: 버금 중 (beogeum jung))
  5. 眾: group
    (eumhun reading: 무리 중 (muri jung))

Etymology 4

Of native Korean origin.

Noun

중 • (jung)

  1. a Buddhist monk
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