경

Korean

Etymology 1

경 겾 겿 곀 곁 곂 곃 계 곅 곆 곇 곈 곉 곊 곋 곌 곍 곎 곏 곐 곑 곒 곓 곔 곕 곖 곗 곘
겡 ←	곙 →

Syllable

경 (transliterations: Revised gyeong, McCune–Reischauer kyŏng, Yale kyeng)

1. A Hangul syllabic block made up of ㄱ, ㅕ, and ㅇ.

Etymology 2

Pronoun

경 (gyeong, hanja 卿)

1. In the Joseon Dynasty (14th-19th centuries), the term used by the king to refer to any official above the second rank.

Etymology 3

Suffix

경 (gyeong, hanja 頃)

1. around a certain time

   5시경, taseot-si gyeong, "around five o'clock"

Syllable

경 (gyeong)

1. 經: passing

   (eumhun reading: 지날 경)

2. 慶: a happy event

   (eumhun reading: 경사 경)

3. 京: national capital

   (eumhun reading: 서울 경)

4. 景: view

   (eumhun reading: 경치 경)

5. 境: condition

   (eumhun reading: 지경 경)

6. 警: border

   (eumhun reading: 경계할 경)

7. 競: fight

   (eumhun reading: 다툴 경)

8. 敬: respect

   (eumhun reading: 공경할 경)

9. 傾: tilt

   (eumhun reading: 기울어질 경)

10. 卿: noble title

    (eumhun reading: 벼슬 경)

11. 鏡: mirror

    (eumhun reading: 거울 경)

12. 庚: seventh

    (eumhun reading: 일곱째 경)

13. 瓊: jade

    (eumhun reading: 옥 경)

14. 耕: plowing

    (eumhun reading: 밭갈 경)

15. 硬: firmness

    (eumhun reading: 굳을 경)

16. 輕: lightness, triviality

    (eumhun reading: 가벼울 경)

17. 逕: approach

    (eumhun reading: 소로 경)

18. 璟: jade-like luster

    (eumhun reading: 옥 광채 날 경)

19. 頃: moment

    (eumhun reading: 잠깐 경)

20. 徑: diameter

    (eumhun reading: 지름길 경)

21. 更: repair

    (eumhun reading: 고칠 경)

22. 驚: surprise

    (eumhun reading: 놀랄 경)

Compounds

• 경부 (京釜, Gyeongbu)
• 경인 (京仁, Gyeongin)