한중

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Korean

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Etymology

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Sino-Korean word from 韓中.

Pronunciation

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

Proper noun

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한중 (Hanjung) (hanja 韓中)

  1. South Korea and China; (attributively) Sino-Korean
    한중 관계hanjung gwan'gyeChina-Korea relations

Usage notes

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The most widely used Korean country abbreviations generally follow a specific order.

  • The abbreviation for "Korea", (, han) in the South and (, jo) in the North, always comes first.
    한중관계hanjunggwan'gyeChina-South Korean relations
    조일관계joilgwan'gyeJapan-North Korea relations
  • The above rule also applies to abbreviated forms of historical Korean dynasties: (, na) for Silla, (, yeo) for Goryeo, and (, jo) for Joseon.
    나당관계nadanggwan'gyeSilla-Tang relations
  • (, jung), the abbreviation for China, comes before (, il), the abbreviation for Japan.
    중일관계jung'ilgwan'gyeSino-Japanese relations
  • In South Korea, (, mi), the abbreviation for the United States, usually comes before (, jung, “China”). In North Korea, the opposite is the case, and the hancha for (mi) is instead.
    미중관계mijunggwan'gyeSino-American relations
  • Other abbreviations, such as (, bul) for France or (reo) for Russia, usually come after these four.
    hanmijung'illeoSouth Korea, United States, China, Japan, and Russia