형성

Korean

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 形成, from 形 (“form”) + 成 (“forming”)

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [çʌ̹ŋsʰʌ̹ŋ]
• Phonetic hangul: [형성]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	hyeongseong
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	hyeongseong
McCune–Reischauer?	hyŏngsŏng
Yale Romanization?	hyengseng

Noun

형성 • (hyeongseong) (hanja 形成)

1. shaping, formation

Derived terms

• 형성되다 (hyeongseongdoeda, “to take shape”)
• 형성하다 (hyeongseonghada, “to form”)

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 形聲

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [çʌ̹ŋsʰʌ̹ŋ]
• Phonetic hangul: [형성]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	hyeongseong
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	hyeongseong
McCune–Reischauer?	hyŏngsŏng
Yale Romanization?	hyengseng

Noun

형성 • (hyeongseong) (hanja 形聲)

1. One of the types of Han characters, containing those characters comprising a part that indicates the meaning, and a part that indicates the pronunciation