삼성

Korean

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈsamsʌŋ/
• Phonetic hangul: 삼성

Romanization

Revised	samseong	transliteration	samseong
McCune–Reischauer	samsŏng	Yale	samseng

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 三 (“three”) and 聖 (“sage”) .. Literally "the Three Sages."

Proper noun

삼성 (samseong, hanja 三聖)

1. Buddha, Jesus, and Confucius.
2. Buddha, Confucius, and Lao Tzu.
3. Various groupings of famous Chinese sages; frequently Lao Tzu, Confucius, and Yan Hui.
4. Hwanin, Hwanung, and Dangun, three key figures in the Dangun foundation myth.
5. Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle.

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 三 (“three”) and 省 (“observation”) .

Noun

삼성 (samseong, hanja 三省)

1. To introspect three times daily.

Synonyms

• 삼성오신 (samseongosin, “三省吾身”)

Derived terms

• 삼성하다 (samseonghada, “to reflect thrice daily”)

Etymology 3

Wikipedia ^ko

Sino-Korean word from 三星, from 三 (“three”) and 星 (“star”) .

Proper noun

삼성 (Samseong, hanja 三星) "tristar" or "three stars"

1. Samsung

See also

• Samsung Group on Wikipedia.Wikipedia:Samsung Group