중

Korean

Etymology 1

주죽죾죿준줁줂 줃줄줅줆줇줈줉 줊줋줌줍줎줏줐 중줒줓줔줕줖줗
죠 ←	→ 줘

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕuŋ]
• Phonetic hangul: [중]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	jung
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	jung
McCune–Reischauer?	chung
Yale Romanization?	cwung

Syllable

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

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 中 (“center”)

Noun

중 • (jung)

1. middle, center
2. (dependent noun) amongst (often in the form 중에서 (jung'eseo, “from amongst”))
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     그러나 약간의 사례가 가장 접근하기 어려운 지역들 중에 남아 있다.

     geureona yakganui saryega gajang jeopgeunhagi eoryeoun jiyeokdeul jung'e nama itda.

     But, a few cases remain in areas that are among the most difficult to reach.

3. (dependent noun) in the course of, during

   식사중 (siksajung, “gone to lunch”)

   그 철도는 아직 공사중인가요, 아니면 이미 끝났나요?

   geu cheoldoneun ajik gongsajung'in'gayo, animyeon imi kkeunnannayo?

   Is the railway still under construction or has it been finished?

Synonyms

• 가운데 (gaunde, “middle/amongst”)
• 속 (sok, “inside”)

Etymology 3

Of native Korean origin.

Noun

중 • (jung)

1. a Buddhist monk

Etymology 4

Korean reading of various Chinese characters.

Syllable

중 (jung)

Extended content

中: center (eumhun reading: 가운데 중 (gaunde jung)) (MC reading: 中 (MC trjuwng|trjuwngH)) (see above) 重: heaviness (eumhun reading: 무거울 중 (mugeoul jung)) (MC reading: 重 (MC drjowng|drjowngX|drjowngH)) 衆: group (eumhun reading: 무리 중 (muri jung)) (MC reading: 衆 (MC tsyuwng|tsyuwngH)) 仲: second (eumhun reading: 버금 중 (beogeum jung)) (MC reading: 仲 (MC drjuwngH)) 眾: group (eumhun reading: 무리 중 (muri jung)) (MC reading: 眾 (MC tsyuwng|tsyuwngH))

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), page 39. [1]
• 국제퇴계학회 대구경북지부 (國際退溪學會 大邱慶北支部) (2007). Digital Hanja Dictionary, 전자사전／電子字典. [2]