면

See also: -면

면 U+BA74, 면 HANGUL SYLLABLE MYEON Composition: ㅁ + ㅕ + ㄴ ← 멳 [U+BA73] Hangul Syllables 멵 → [U+BA75]

며멱멲멳면멵멶 멷멸멹멺멻멼멽 멾멿몀몁몂몃몄 명몆몇몈몉몊몋
메 ←	→ 몌

Korean

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 綿.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [mjʌ̹n]
• Phonetic hangul: [면]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	myeon
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	myeon
McCune–Reischauer?	myŏn
Yale Romanization?	myen

Noun

면 • (myeon) (hanja 綿)

1. cotton (both the fiber and the cloth)

   Hypernym: 천 (cheon)

Derived terms

• See the hanja entry at 綿 for Sino-Korean compounds of 면 (綿, myeon).

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 麵.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [mjɘ(ː)n]
• Phonetic hangul: [면(ː)]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	myeon
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	myeon
McCune–Reischauer?	myŏn
Yale Romanization?	myēn

Noun

면 • (myeon) (hanja 麵/麪)

1. noodles

   Synonym: 국수 (guksu)

Derived terms

• See the hanja entry at 麵 for Sino-Korean compounds of 면 (麵, myeon).

Etymology 3

Sino-Korean word from 面.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [mjɘ(ː)n]
• Phonetic hangul: [면(ː)]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	myeon
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	myeon
McCune–Reischauer?	myŏn
Yale Romanization?	myēn

Noun

면 • (myeon) (hanja 面)

1. side; aspect

   나는 항상 긍정적인 면을 보려고 한다.

   Na-neun hangsang geungjeongjeog-in myeon-eul boryeogo handa.

   I always try to look on the positive side.

2. (government) township

   administrative divisions of South Koreaedit

   • 구(區) (gu)
   • 군(郡) (gun)
   • 도(道) (do)
   • 동(洞) (dong)
   • 리(里) (ri)
   • 면(面) (myeon)
   • 시(市) (si)
   • 읍(邑) (eup)

Derived terms

• See the hanja entry at 面 for Sino-Korean compounds of 면 (面, myeon).