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익 U+C775, 익 HANGUL SYLLABLE IG Composition: ㅇ + ㅣ + ㄱ Dubeolsik input: d-l-r ← 이 [U+C774] Hangul Syllables 읶 → [U+C776]

Korean

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ik̚]
• Phonetic hangeul: [익]

Revised Romanization? ik Revised Romanization (translit.)? ig McCune–Reischauer? ik Yale Romanization? ik

Etymology 1

이익읶읷인읹읺 읻일읽읾읿잀잁 잂잃임입잆잇있 잉잊잋잌잍잎잏
의 ←	→ 자

Syllable

익 • (ik)

1. A Hangul syllabic block made up of ㅇ, ㅣ, and ㄱ.

Etymology 2

Korean reading of various Chinese characters.

Syllable

익 (ik)

1. 益: to add; to be more than

   (eumhun reading: 더할 익 (deohal ik))
   (MC reading: 益 (MC ʔiᴇk̚))

2. 翼:

   (MC reading: 翼 (MC jɨk̚))

3. 翊:

   (MC reading: 翊 (MC jɨk̚))

4. 瀷:

   (MC reading: 瀷 (MC jɨk̚))

5. 謚:

   (MC reading: 謚 (MC ʔiᴇk̚))

6. 翌:

   (MC reading: 翌 (MC jɨk̚))

7. 熤:

   (MC reading: 熤)

8. 弋:

   (MC reading: 弋 (MC jɨk̚))

9. 鷁:

   (MC reading: 鷁 (MC ŋek̚))

Etymology 3

South Korean reading of various Chinese characters, originally 닉 (nik).

Syllable

익 (ik)

1. (South Korea) 匿: to hide

   (eumhun reading: 숨길 익 (sumgil ik))
   (MC reading: 匿 (MC ɳɨk̚))

2. (South Korea) 溺: to drown

   (eumhun reading: 빠질 익 (ppajil ik))
   (MC reading: 溺 (MC ȵɨɐk̚, nek̚))

Alternative forms

• 닉 (nik) (North Korea, Yanbian dialect)

Usage notes

In South Korea, the original Sino-Korean reading 닉 (nik) is used if the hanja is not part of the first syllable of a Sino-Korean compound word. The change in reading from 닉 (nik) to 익 (ik) is known as 두음 법칙 (頭音法則, dueum beopchik).

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-yonghanjapyo). [1]