형

형 U+D615, 형 HANGUL SYLLABLE HYEONG Composition: ㅎ + ㅕ + ㅇ ← 혔 [U+D614] Hangul Syllables 혖 → [U+D616]

Korean

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 兄

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [çʌ̹ŋ]
• Phonetic hangul: [형]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	hyeong
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	hyeong
McCune–Reischauer?	hyŏng
Yale Romanization?	hyeng

• South Gyeongsang (Busan) pitch accent: 형의 / 형에 / 형까지

  Syllables in red take high pitch. This word takes low pitch only before consonant-initial multisyllabic suffixes.

Noun

형 • (hyeong) (hanja 兄)

1. older brother of a male

   Coordinate term: 누나 (nuna)

2. (men's speech, in informal friendly settings) somewhat older male
3. (dated) elder sister of a female

   Synonym: 언니 (eonni)

Usage notes

• This term is used as a de facto second-person pronoun by men to address both older brothers and unrelated men of somewhat older age. This is because Korean does not permit the use of true second-person pronouns towards a social superior. See 너#Usage notes for more.

Derived terms

• 형님 (hyeongnim, honorific)
• 형아 (hyeong'a, childish)

Descendants

• → English: hyung

See also

• 오빠 (oppa, “older brother of a female”)
• 언니 (eonni, “older sister of a female”)
• 동생 (dongsaeng, “younger sibling”)

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 刑

Noun

형 • (hyeong) (hanja 刑)

1. punishment, penalty, (legal) sentence

Etymology 3

Sino-Korean word from 型

Noun

형 • (hyeong) (hanja 型)

1. type, model

Suffix

—형 • (-hyeong) (hanja 型)

1. such a type, such a form

   이상형 ― isanghyeong ― ideal type

   선다형 ― seondahyeong ― multiple-choice method

   서구형 ― seoguhyeong ― Western-style

   유선형 ― yuseonhyeong ― streamlined shape, streamlined form

   자유형 ― jayuhyeong ― freestyle

   표준형 ― pyojunhyeong ― a standard type

Etymology 4

Sino-Korean word from 形

Noun

형 • (hyeong) (hanja 形)

1. form, shape

Etymology 5

Sino-Korean word from 螢

Noun

형 • (hyeong) (hanja 螢)

1. firefly