중

Korean

주 죽 죾 죿 준 줁 줂 줃 줄 줅 줆 줇 줈 줉 줊 줋 줌 줍 줎 줏 줐 중 줒 줓 줔 줕 줖 줗
죠 ←	줘 →

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 中 (“center”) .

Pronunciation

• IPA: t͡ɕuŋ
• Phonetic hangul: 중

Romanization

Revised	jung	transliteration	jung
McCune–Reischauer	chung	Yale	cwung

Noun

중 (jung)

1. the middle, center
2. (dependent noun) amongst (often in the form 중에서 (jungeseo, “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 2

Reading of various hanja.

Syllable

중 (jung)

1. 中: center

   (eumhun reading: 가운데 중) (see above)

2. 重: heaviness

   (eumhun reading: 무거울 중)

3. 衆: group

   (eumhun reading: 무리 중)

4. 仲: second

   (eumhun reading: 버금 중)

5. 眾: group

   (eumhun reading: 무리 중)

Etymology 3

Of native Korean origin.

Noun

중 (jung)

1. a Buddhist monk