형

Korean

Etymology 1

혀혁혂혃현혅혆 혇혈혉혊혋혌혍 혎혏혐협혒혓혔 형혖혗혘혙혚혛
헤 ←	→ 혜

Syllable

(deprecated template usage) 형 • (hyeong)

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

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 兄

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [çʌ̹ŋ]
• Phonetic hangul: [형]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	hyeong
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	hyeong
McCune–Reischauer?	hyŏng
Yale Romanization?	hyeng

Noun

형 • (hyeong) (hanja 兄)

1. elder brother of a male; (by extension, spoken by a male) unrelated elder male

Usage notes

The term 형 is often used by a male to address an elder male as a polite replacement for a second person singular pronoun (너 or 당신).

Alternative forms

• honorific: 형님 (hyeongnim)

Related terms

• 누나 (nuna) - elder sister of a male
• 오빠 (oppa) - elder brother of a female
• 아저씨 (ajeossi) - middle aged man
• 할아버지 (harabeoji) - grandfather

Etymology 3

Sino-Korean word from 刑

Noun

형 • (hyeong) (hanja 刑)

1. punishment, penalty, (legal) sentence

Etymology 4

Sino-Korean word from 型

Noun

형 • (hyeong) (hanja 型)

1. type, model

Particle

형 • (hyeong)

1. such a type, such a form

   이상형 ― isanghyeong ― ideal type

   선다형 ― seondahyeong ― multiple-choice method

   서구형 ― seoguhyeong ― Western-style

   유선형 ― yuseonhyeong ― streamlined shape, streamlined form

   자유형 ― jayuhyeong ― freestyle

   표준형 ― pyojunhyeong ― a standard type

Etymology 5

Sino-Korean word from 形

Noun

형 • (hyeong) (hanja 形)

1. form, shape