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U+D604, 현
HANGUL SYLLABLE HYEON
Composition: + +

[U+D603]
Hangul Syllables
[U+D605]




헤 ←→ 혜

Korean

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Etymology 1

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Sino-Korean word from / (string).

Pronunciation

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Romanizations
Revised Romanization?hyeon
Revised Romanization (translit.)?hyeon
McCune–Reischauer?hyŏn
Yale Romanization?hyen

Noun

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(hyeon) (hanja /)

  1. string on a musical instrument
    Synonym: 스트링 (seuteuring)
  2. bowstring
    Synonym: 활시위 (hwalsiwi)
  3. (mathematics) chord
  4. (geometry) hypotenuse
Usage notes
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Derived terms
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Etymology 2

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Sino-Korean word from (current; present; manifest).

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [çɘ(ː)n]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?hyeon
Revised Romanization (translit.)?hyeon
McCune–Reischauer?hyŏn
Yale Romanization?hyēn

Determiner

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(hyeon)

  1. current; present
    정권hyeon jeonggwonthe current administration
Derived terms
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Etymology 3

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Sino-Korean word from (county; prefecture).

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [çɘ(ː)n]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?hyeon
Revised Romanization (translit.)?hyeon
McCune–Reischauer?hyŏn
Yale Romanization?hyēn

Noun

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(hyeon) (hanja )

  1. prefecture, county; traditionally the smallest administrative division in East Asia. It is translated as "prefecture" in contemporary Japan, "county" in contemporary China and Taiwan, and "district" in Vietnam. The hyeon was abolished in Korea in 1894.

Etymology 4

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Modern Korean reading of various Chinese characters.

Syllable

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(hyeon)