동

동 U+B3D9, 동 HANGUL SYLLABLE DONG Composition: ㄷ + ㅗ + ㅇ ← 돘 [U+B3D8] Hangul Syllables 돚 → [U+B3DA]

도독돆돇돈돉돊 돋돌돍돎돏돐돑 돒돓돔돕돖돗돘 동돚돛돜돝돞돟
뎨 ←	→ 돠

Korean

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [to̞ŋ]
• Phonetic hangul: [동]

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

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 冬 (“winter”).

Noun

동 • (dong) (hanja 冬)

1. winter

   Synonym: 겨울 (gyeoul)

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 洞.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [to̞(ː)ŋ]
• Phonetic hangul: [동(ː)]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	dong
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	dong
McCune–Reischauer?	tong
Yale Romanization?	tōng

Noun

동 • (dong) (hanja 洞)

1. neighborhood

   (Administrative divisions of South Korea) 리(里) (ri), 동(洞) (dong), 면(面) (myeon), 읍(邑) (eup), 구(區) (gu), 군(郡) (gun), 시(市) (si), 도(道) (do)

Etymology 3

Sino-Korean word from 東 (“east”).

Noun

동 • (dong) (hanja 東)

1. east

Synonyms

• 새 (sae, “east”)
• 샛바람 (saetbaram, “east wind”)

Coordinate terms

• (compass points)

서북(西北) (seobuk) 북서(北西) (bukseo)	북(北) (buk)	동북(東北) (dongbuk) 북동(北東) (bukdong)
서(西) (seo)		동(東) (dong)
서남(西南) (seonam) 남서(南西) (namseo)	남(南) (nam)	동남(東南) (dongnam) 남동(南東) (namdong)

Etymology 4

Sino-Korean word from 銅 (“copper”).

Noun

동 • (dong) (hanja 銅)

1. copper

Etymology 5

Sino-Korean word from 銅 (“copper”), borrowed from Vietnamese đồng.

Noun

동 • (dong) (hanja 銅)

1. dong, the currency of Vietnam