화성

Korean

화성 (Hwaseong, “Mars”)

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 火星, from 火 (“fire”) + 星 (“star”).

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	Hwaseong
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	Hwaseong
McCune–Reischauer?	Hwasŏng
Yale Romanization?	hwāseng

Proper noun

화성 • (Hwaseong) (hanja 火星)

1. Mars

Derived terms

• 화성인(火星人) (hwaseong'in)

See also

Solar System in Undetermined · 태양계 (layout · text)
Star	태양
IAU planets and notable dwarf planets	수성	금성	지구	화성	세레스	목성	토성	천왕성	해왕성	명왕성	에리스
Notable moons	—	—	달	포보스 데이모스	—	이오 유로파 가니메데 칼리스토	미마스 엔셀라두스 테티스 디오네 레아 타이탄 이아페투스	미란다 아리엘 움브리엘 티타니아 오베론	트리톤	카론	디스노미아

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 華城.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ɸwa̠sʰʌ̹ŋ]
• Phonetic hangul: [화성]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	Hwaseong
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	Hwaseong
McCune–Reischauer?	Hwasŏng
Yale Romanization?	hwaseng

Proper noun

화성 • (Hwaseong) (hanja 華城)

1. Hwaseong (a city in Gyeonggi Province, South Korea)

Etymology 3

Sino-Korean word from 化成.

Proper noun

화성 • (Hwaseong) (hanja 化成)

1. former name of English Myonggan, a county of North Hamgyong Province, North Korea