중심

Korean

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 中心, from 中 (“center”) + 心 (“heart”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕuŋɕʰim]

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• Phonetic hangul: [중심]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	jungsim
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	jungsim
McCune–Reischauer?	chungsim
Yale Romanization?	cwungsim

Noun

중심 • (jungsim) (hanja 中心)

1. center, core
2. (Yanbian) centre (place where some function or activity occurs)

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 重心, from 重 (“heavy”) + 心 (“center”).

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	jungsim
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	jungsim
McCune–Reischauer?	chungsim
Yale Romanization?	cwūngsim

Noun

중심 • (jungsim) (hanja 重心)

1. (geometry) centroid

See also

• 내심(內心) (naesim)
• 방심(傍心) (bangsim)
• 수심(垂心) (susim)
• 외심(外心) (oesim)
• 질량 중심(質量中心) (jillyang jungsim)