영

영 U+C601, 영 HANGUL SYLLABLE YEONG Composition: ㅇ + ㅕ + ㅇ ← 였 [U+C600] Hangul Syllables 옂 → [U+C602]

여역엮엯연엱엲 엳열엵엶엷엸엹 엺엻염엽엾엿였 영옂옃옄옅옆옇
에 ←	→ 예

See also: -영

Korean

Etymology 1

Korean numbers ^(edit)

		00[a], [b], [c]
		0	1  →	10  →
Sino-Korean: 영 (yeong), 령 (ryeong), (as digit, not number) 공 (gong)     Hanja: 零, 空

Sino-Korean word from 零 (“zero”)

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [jʌ̹ŋ]
• Phonetic hangul: [영]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	yeong
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	yeong
McCune–Reischauer?	yŏng
Yale Romanization?	yeng

South Korean Standard Language	영(零) (yeong)
North Korean Standard Language	령(零) (ryeong)

Numeral

영 • (yeong) (hanja 零)

1. zero

   Synonym: 공(空) (gong, as a digit)

Derived terms

• See the hanja entry at 零 for Sino-Korean compounds of 영 (零, yeong).

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [jʌ̹ŋ]
• Phonetic hangul: [영]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	yeong
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	yeong
McCune–Reischauer?	yŏng
Yale Romanization?	yeng

Adverb

영 • (yeong)

1. (of negative or undesirable things) quite

   영 별로다. ― Yeong byeollo-da. ― It's quite bad.

   영 어렵다. ― Yeong eoryeopda. ― It's quite difficult.

   일을 영 못한다. ― Ir-eul yeong mot-handa. ― His work is quite substandard.

Etymology 3

Sino-Korean word from 英 (“English”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [jʌ̹ŋ]
• Phonetic hangul: [영]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	Yeong
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	Yeong
McCune–Reischauer?	Yŏng
Yale Romanization?	yeng

Proper noun

영 • (Yeong) (hanja 英)

1. Short for 영국(英國) (yeongguk, “United Kingdom”).
2. Short for 영어(英語) (yeong'eo, “English language”).

Usage notes

• Typically written in hanja form, even in a contemporary Korean text otherwise devoid of Chinese characters.

Derived terms

• See the hanja entry at 英 for Sino-Korean compounds of 영 (英, yeong).

Etymology 4

Sino-Korean word from 靈 (“spirit, soul, deity”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [jʌ̹ŋ]
• Phonetic hangul: [영]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	yeong
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	yeong
McCune–Reischauer?	yŏng
Yale Romanization?	yeng

Noun

South Korean Standard Language	영(靈) (yeong)
North Korean Standard Language	령(靈) (ryeong)

영 • (yeong) (hanja 靈)

1. (literary) revered soul; spirit (of the deceased, of a natural object, etc.)

Derived terms

• See the hanja entry at 靈 for Sino-Korean compounds of 영 (靈, yeong).

Etymology 5

Sino-Korean word from 永 (“long; perpetual; eternal; forever”)

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [jɘ(ː)ŋ]
• Phonetic hangul: [영(ː)]
  • Though still prescriptive in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	yeong
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	yeong
McCune–Reischauer?	yŏng
Yale Romanization?	yēng

Adverb

영 • (yeong) (hanja 永)

1. forever

   Synonym: (more common) 영영(永永) (yeong'yeong)

Derived terms

• See the hanja entry at 永 for Sino-Korean compounds of 영 (永, yeong).

Etymology 6

Modern Korean reading of various Chinese characters.

Syllable

영 (yeong)

Extended content

永: eternal; forever (eumhun reading: 오랠 영 (orael yeong)) (MC reading: 永 (MC ɦˠwiæŋX)) 英: (MC reading: 英 (MC ʔˠiæŋ)) 迎: (MC reading: 迎 (MC ŋˠiæŋ, ŋˠiæŋH)) 榮: (MC reading: 榮 (MC ɦˠwiæŋ)) 泳: (MC reading: 泳 (MC ɦˠwiæŋH)) 詠: (MC reading: 詠 (MC ɦˠwiæŋH)) 營: (MC reading: 營 (MC jwiᴇŋ)) 影: (MC reading: 影 (MC ʔˠiæŋX)) 映: (MC reading: 映 (MC ʔɑŋX, ʔˠiæŋH)) 渶: (MC reading: 渶 (MC ʔˠiæŋ)) 煐: (MC reading: 煐) 瑛: (MC reading: 瑛 (MC ʔˠiæŋ)) 瑩: (MC reading: 瑩 (MC ɦˠwiæŋ, ʔeŋH)) 瀯: (MC reading: 瀯) 盈: (MC reading: 盈 (MC jiᴇŋ)) 楹: (MC reading: 楹 (MC jiᴇŋ)) 鍈: (MC reading: 鍈) 嬰: (MC reading: 嬰 (MC ʔiᴇŋ)) 穎: (MC reading: 穎 (MC jwiᴇŋX)) 瓔: (MC reading: 瓔 (MC ʔiᴇŋ)) 咏: (MC reading: 咏 (MC ɦˠwiæŋH)) 塋: (MC reading: 塋 (MC jwiᴇŋ)) 嶸: (MC reading: 嶸 (MC ɦˠwiæŋ, ɦˠwɛŋ)) 潁: (MC reading: 潁 (MC jwiᴇŋX)) 瀛: (MC reading: 瀛 (MC jiᴇŋ)) 纓: (MC reading: 纓 (MC ʔiᴇŋ)) 霙: (MC reading: 霙 (MC ʔɨɐŋ, ʔˠiæŋ)) 嬴: (MC reading: 嬴 (MC jiᴇŋ)) 𢥏: (MC reading: 𢥏) 蠑: (MC reading: 蠑 (MC ɦˠwiæŋ)) 朠: (MC reading: 朠) 浧: (MC reading: 浧 (MC jiᴇŋX)) 䀴: (MC reading: 䀴 (MC ŋeŋX, ŋˠɛp̚)) 栐: (MC reading: 栐 (MC ɦˠwiæŋX)) 濴: (MC reading: 濴 (MC jwiᴇŋ)) 癭: (MC reading: 癭 (MC ʔiᴇŋX)) 韺: (MC reading: 韺 (MC ʔˠiæŋ)) 碤: (MC reading: 碤) 縈: (MC reading: 縈 (MC ʔwiᴇŋ)) 贏: (MC reading: 贏 (MC jiᴇŋ)) 郢: (MC reading: 郢 (MC jiᴇŋX)) 栄: Alternative form of 榮 (MC reading: 栄) 荣: Alternative form of 榮 (MC reading: 荣) 暎: Alternative form of 映 (MC reading: 暎 (MC ʔˠiæŋH)) 濚: Alternative form of 瀯 (MC reading: 濚)

References

• Supreme Court of the Republic of Korea (대한민국 대법원, Daehanmin'guk Daebeobwon) (2018). Table of hanja for personal names (인명용 한자표 / 人名用漢字表, Inmyeong-yong hanja-pyo). [1]