韓國

Chinese

		(South) Korea; surname	country; state; nation
trad. (韓國)		韓	國
simp. (韩国)		韩	国

Etymology

“Korea”

See Korean 한국(韓國) (Han'guk).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): Hánguó

  (Zhuyin): ㄏㄢˊ ㄍㄨㄛˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): hon⁴ gwok³
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): Hòn-koet
• Min Dong (BUC): Hàng-guók
• Min Nan

  (Hokkien, POJ): Hân-kok

  (Teochew, Peng'im): hang⁵ gog⁴

• Wu (Wiktionary): hhoe koq (T3)

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: Hánguó
    • Zhuyin: ㄏㄢˊ ㄍㄨㄛˊ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Harngwo
    • Tongyong Pinyin: Hánguó
    • Wade–Giles: Han2-kuo2
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /xän³⁵ kwɔ³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: hon⁴ gwok³
    • Yale: hòhn gwok
    • Cantonese Pinyin: hon⁴ gwok⁸
    • Guangdong Romanization: hon⁴ guog³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /hɔːn²¹ kʷɔːk̚³/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: Hòn-koet
    • Hakka Romanization System: honˇ gued`
    • Hagfa Pinyim: hon² gued⁵
    • Sinological IPA: /hon¹¹ ku̯et̚²/
• Min Dong
  • (Fuzhou)
    • Bàng-uâ-cê: Hàng-guók
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /haŋ⁵³⁻²¹ ^(k-)ŋuɔʔ²⁴/
• Min Nan
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Hân-kok
    • Tâi-lô: Hân-kok
    • Phofsit Daibuun: hankog
    • IPA (Xiamen): /han²⁴⁻²² kɔk̚³²/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /han²⁴⁻²² kɔk̚⁵/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /han¹³⁻²² kɔk̚³²/
    • IPA (Taipei): /han²⁴⁻¹¹ kɔk̚³²/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /han²³⁻³³ kɔk̚³²/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: hang⁵ gog⁴
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: hâng kok
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /haŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ kok̚²/
• Wu
  • (Shanghainese)
    • Wiktionary: hhoe koq (T3)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɦø²² kʊʔ⁴⁴/

Proper noun

韓國

1. (chiefly Mainland China, increasingly in Hong Kong) South Korea (a country in East Asia)

   韓國燒酒 / 韩国烧酒  ―  hánguó shāojiǔ  ―  soju

2. (chiefly Taiwan, Hong Kong) Korea (two countries in East Asia, North Korea and South Korea)
3. (historical) Han, a minor state that existed during the Western Zhou Dynasty and was conquered in 757 BCE
4. (historical) Han, a state during the Warring States period that existed between 403 BCE and 230 BCE

Synonyms

• (full name): 大韓民國／大韩民国 (Dàhán Mínguó)
• (Korea):
  • (Mainland China) 朝鮮／朝鲜 (Cháoxiǎn)
• (South Korea):

Dialectal synonyms of 韓國 (“South Korea”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		韓國
Mandarin	Taiwan	南韓
	Singapore	韓國, 南韓
Cantonese	Hong Kong	南韓, 韓國

• • (uncommon, used by the KCNA, dated in Mainland China) 南朝鮮／南朝鲜 (Nán Cháoxiǎn)
• (ancient state): 韓／韩 (Hán)

Derived terms

• 韓國人／韩国人 (hánguórén)
• 韓國學／韩国学 (hánguóxué)
• 韓國將棋／韩国将棋 (hánguó jiāngqí)
• 韓國泡菜／韩国泡菜 (Hánguó pàocài)

• 韓國第五共和國／韩国第五共和国 (Hánguó Dì-wǔ Gònghéguó)
• 韓國語／韩国语 (hánguóyǔ)
• 韓國象棋／韩国象棋 (hánguó xiàngqí)

Descendants

• → Zhuang: Hanzgoz

See also

• 朝鮮／朝鲜 (Cháoxiǎn, “Korea; North Korea”)
• 韓劇／韩剧 (hánjù)

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
韓	國
かん Grade: S	こく Jinmeiyō
on’yomi

Proper noun

韓(かん)國(こく) • (Kankoku)  (kyūjitai, shinjitai 韓国)

1. Kyūjitai form of 韓国: South Korea

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Korean

Hanja in this term
韓	國

Proper noun

韓國 • (Han'guk) (hangeul 한국)

1. Hanja form^? of 한국 (“Korea”).

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Okinawan

Kanji in this term
韓	國
くゎん Grade: S	くく Jinmeiyō

Proper noun

韓國 (kyūjitai kanji, shinjitai kanji 韓国, hiragana くゎんくく, rōmaji Kwankuku)

1. Kyūjitai form of 韓国 (“South Korea”)

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Vietnamese

Hán tự in this term
韓	國

Proper noun

韓國

1. chữ Hán form of Hàn Quốc (“South Korea”).