응

Korean

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ɯŋ]
• Phonetic hangul: [응]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	eung
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	eung
McCune–Reischauer?	ŭng
Yale Romanization?	ung

Etymology 1

으윽윾윿은읁읂 읃을읅읆읇읈읉 읊읋음읍읎읏읐 응읒읓읔읕읖읗
유 ←	→ 의

Syllable

(deprecated template usage) 응 • (eung)

1. (deprecated template usage) A Hangul syllabic block made up of ㅇ, ㅡ, and ㅇ.

Etymology 2

Unknown.

Interjection

응 • (eung)

1. (informal) yes

   안녕 조나단, 바빠? — 응, 난 바빠.

   annyeong jonadan, bappa? - eung, nan bappa.

   Hi, Jonathan. Are you busy? - Yes, I’m busy.

   Original English texts from 2016, VOA Learning English (public domain)

Synonyms

• 어 (eo)
• 네 (ne) (semi-formal)
• 예 (ye) (formal)

Etymology 3

Korean reading of various Chinese characters.

Syllable

응 (eung)

1. 應: to answer; to respond

   (eumhun reading: 응할 응 (eunghal eung))
   (MC reading: 應 (MC 'ing|'ingH))

2. 凝: to clot

   (eumhun reading: 엉길 응 (eonggil eung))
   (MC reading: 凝 (MC nging|ngingH))

3. 膺: chest

   (eumhun reading: 가슴 응 (gaseum eung))
   (MC reading: 膺 (MC 'ing))

4. 鷹: falcon

   (eumhun reading: 매 응 (mae eung))
   (MC reading: 鷹 (MC 'ing))

5. 𥌾: to look at something in a fixed manner

   (eumhun reading: 정(定)하고 볼 응)
   (MC reading: 𥌾)

6. 疑: to designate; to specify

   (eumhun reading: 정할 응 (jeonghal eung))
   (MC reading: 疑 (MC ngi))

Derived terms

• 응하다 (應하다, eunghada, “to respond”)

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]