웬

웬 U+C6EC, 웬 HANGUL SYLLABLE WEN Composition: ㅇ + ㅞ + ㄴ ← 웫 [U+C6EB] Hangul Syllables 웭 → [U+C6ED]

Korean

웨웩웪웫웬웭웮 웯웰웱웲웳웴웵 웶웷웸웹웺웻웼 웽웾웿윀윁윂윃
워 ←	→ 위

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [we̞n]
• Phonetic hangul: [웬]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	wen
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	wen
McCune–Reischauer?	wen
Yale Romanization?	weyn

Determiner

웬 • (wen)

1. A determiner which is used to express doubt or wonder: why~ what~

   웬 술을 이렇게 마셨어?

   wen sur-eul ireoke masyeosseo?

   Why did you drink so much?

Synonyms

• 어찌 된 (eojji doen, “why~ like this”)
• 어떤 (eotteon, “some”)

Derived terms

• 웬걸 (wen'geol, “oh my”)
• 웬일 (wenil, “what~ so~?”)

1. 웬일이세요?

   weniriseyo?

   What's up?

• 웬일인지 (wenirinji, “for some reason”)