정

정 U+C815, 정 HANGUL SYLLABLE JEONG Composition: ㅈ + ㅓ + ㅇ ← 젔 [U+C814] Hangul Syllables 젖 → [U+C816]

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Jeju

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 經.

Pronunciation

• (Morphophonemic) IPA^(key): ⫽t͡ɕəŋ⫽
• (Jeju City) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕəŋ]
• Phonetic hangul: [정]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	jeong
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	jeong
Yale Romanization?	ceng

Noun

정 (jeong)

1. sutra

Korean

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕʌ̹ŋ]
• Phonetic hangul: [정]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	jeong
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	jeong
McCune–Reischauer?	chŏng
Yale Romanization?	ceng

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 情 (“feeling, emotion”).

Noun

정 • (jeong) (hanja 情)

1. attachment (to a person or an object), a feeling of connection, intimacy, rapport, warm feelings that provoke social reciprocity

   이 신발 버려야 되는데 정 들어서 못 버리겠어.

   I sinbal beoryeoya doeneunde jeong deureoseo mot beorigesseo.

   I need to throw these shoes away, but I can't because I'm attached to them.

   몇 년 싸우다 보니까 정 들더라.

   Myeot nyeon ssauda bonikka jeong deuldeora.

   After fighting with them for years, I got attached [to their presence].

   정이 없는 사람은 질색이야.

   Jeong-i eomneun saram-eun jilsaegiya.

   I don't like people who you can't connect to.

   이 집은 단골 손님한테 더 줘. 그게 정이지, 뭐.

   I jib-eun dan'gol sonnim-hante deo jwo. Geuge jeong'iji, mwo.

   This restaurant gives more to regulars. That's what rapport is, I guess.

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 碇 (“anchor”).

Noun

정 • (jeong) (hanja 碇)

1. anchor

Etymology 3

Sino-Korean word from 正 (“upright, correct”), from the Middle Korean reading 져ᇰ (Yale: cyeng).

Adverb

정 • (jeong) (hanja 正)

1. really, very, desperately

Etymology 4

Sino-Korean word from 鄭.

Proper noun

정 • (Jeong) (hanja 鄭)

1. a surname, commonly transliterated as Chung, Jung, or Jeong

Etymology 5

Sino-Korean word from 丁

Noun

정 • (jeong) (hanja 丁)

1. the fourth of the ten heavenly stems
2. a surname, commonly transliterated as Chung, Jung, or Jeong

Coordinate terms

one of ten heavenly stems

• 갑(甲) (gap, “first”)
• 을(乙) (eul, “second”)
• 병(丙) (byeong, “third”)
• 무(戊) (mu, “fifth”)
• 기(己) (gi, “sixth”)
• 경(庚) (gyeong, “seventh”)
• 신(辛) (sin, “eighth”)
• 임(壬) (im, “ninth”)
• 계(癸) (gye, “tenth”)

 

Etymology 6

Korean reading of various Chinese characters.

Syllable

정 (jeong)

More information

1. 丁:

   (MC reading: 丁 (MC treang|teng))

2. 頂:

   (MC reading: 頂 (MC tengX))

3. 停:

   (MC reading: 停 (MC deng))

4. 井:

   (MC reading: 井 (MC tsjengX))

5. 正:

   (MC reading: 正 (MC tsyeng|tsyengH))

6. 政:

   (MC reading: 政 (MC tsyengH))

7. 定:

   (MC reading: 定 (MC dengH|tengH))

8. 貞:

   (MC reading: 貞 (MC trjeng))

9. 精:

   (MC reading: 精 (MC tsjeng|tsjengH))

10. 情:

    (MC reading: 情 (MC dzjeng))

11. 靜:

    (MC reading: 靜 (MC dzjengX))

12. 淨:

    (MC reading: 淨 (MC dzjengH))

13. 庭:

    (MC reading: 庭 (MC deng))

14. 亭:

    (MC reading: 亭 (MC deng))

15. 訂:

    (MC reading: 訂 (MC theng|dengX|tengH))

16. 廷:

    (MC reading: 廷 (MC deng|dengH))

17. 程:

    (MC reading: 程 (MC drjeng))

18. 征:

    (MC reading: 征 (MC tsyeng))

19. 整:

    (MC reading: 整 (MC tsyengX))

20. 汀:

    (MC reading: 汀 (MC theng|thengH))

21. 玎:

    (MC reading: 玎 (MC treang|teng))

22. 町:

    (MC reading: 町 (MC theng|thenX|dengX|thengX))

23. 呈:

    (MC reading: 呈 (MC drjeng|drjengH))

24. 桯:

    (MC reading: 桯 (MC theng))

25. 珵:

    (MC reading: 珵 (MC drjeng))

26. 姃:

    (MC reading: 姃)

27. 偵:

    (MC reading: 偵 (MC trhjeng|traengH|trhjengH))

28. 湞:

    (MC reading: 湞 (MC dreang|trjeng))

29. 幀:

    (MC reading: 幀)

30. 楨:

    (MC reading: 楨 (MC trjeng))

31. 禎:

    (MC reading: 禎 (MC trjeng))

32. 珽:

    (MC reading: 珽 (MC thengX))

33. 挺:

    (MC reading: 挺 (MC deng|dengX))

34. 綎:

    (MC reading: 綎 (MC deng|theng))

35. 鼎:

    (MC reading: 鼎 (MC tengX))

36. 晶:

    (MC reading: 晶 (MC tsjeng))

37. 晸:

    (MC reading: 晸)

38. 柾:

    (MC reading: 柾)

39. 鉦:

    (MC reading: 鉦 (MC tsyeng))

40. 淀:

    (MC reading: 淀 (MC denH))

41. 錠:

    (MC reading: 錠 (MC dengH|tengH))

42. 鋌:

    (MC reading: 鋌 (MC dengX))

43. 鄭:

    (MC reading: 鄭 (MC drjengH))

44. 靖:

    (MC reading: 靖 (MC dzjengX))

45. 靚:

    (MC reading: 靚 (MC dzjengH))

46. 鋥:

    (MC reading: 鋥 (MC draengH))

47. 炡:

    (MC reading: 炡)

48. 渟:

    (MC reading: 渟 (MC deng))

49. 釘:

    (MC reading: 釘 (MC teng|tengH))

50. 涏:

    (MC reading: 涏 (MC dengX|denH))

51. 𩓞:

    (MC reading: 𩓞 (MC dzjengH))

52. 婷:

    (MC reading: 婷)

53. 旌:

    (MC reading: 旌 (MC tsjeng))

54. 檉:

    (MC reading: 檉 (MC trhjeng))

55. 瀞:

    (MC reading: 瀞)

56. 睛:

    (MC reading: 睛 (MC tsjeng|tshjengX))

57. 碇:

    (MC reading: 碇)

58. 穽:

    (MC reading: 穽 (MC dzjengX|dzjengH))

59. 艇:

    (MC reading: 艇 (MC dengX))

60. 諪:

    (MC reading: 諪)

61. 酊:

    (MC reading: 酊 (MC tengX))

62. 霆:

    (MC reading: 霆 (MC deng|dengX))

63. 𩇕:

    (MC reading: 𩇕 (MC dzjengX))

64. 埩:

    (MC reading: 埩 (MC dzreang|tsreang))

65. 佂:

    (MC reading: 佂 (MC tsyeng))

66. 妌:

    (MC reading: 妌 (MC dzjengX))

67. 梃:

    (MC reading: 梃 (MC dengX))

68. 胜:

    (MC reading: 胜 (MC seng))

69. 灯:

    (MC reading: 灯)

70. 眐:

    (MC reading: 眐 (MC tsyeng))

71. 靘:

    (MC reading: 靘 (MC tsheng|tshengH))

72. 朾:

    (MC reading: 朾 (MC treang|dreang))

73. 侹:

    (MC reading: 侹 (MC thengX|thengH))

74. 掟:

    (MC reading: 掟 (MC dengH))

75. 頲:

    (MC reading: 頲 (MC thengX))

76. 叮:

    (MC reading: 叮 (MC teng))

77. 婧:

    (MC reading: 婧 (MC tsjeng|dzjengX|dzjengH))

78. 怔:

    (MC reading: 怔 (MC tsyeng))

79. 棖:

    (MC reading: 棖 (MC draeng))

80. 疔:

    (MC reading: 疔)

81. 筳:

    (MC reading: 筳 (MC deng))

82. 莛:

    (MC reading: 莛 (MC deng|dengX))

83. 証:

    (MC reading: 証 (MC tsyengH))

84. 酲:

    (MC reading: 酲 (MC drjeng))

85. 遉:

    (MC reading: 遉 (MC trhjengH))

86. 静: Alternative form of 靜

    (MC reading: 静)

87. 丼:

    (MC reading: 丼 (MC tomX))

88. 仃:

    (MC reading: 仃 (MC teng))

89. 凈:

    (MC reading: 凈 (MC tsrheang))

90. 凊:

    (MC reading: 凊 (MC tshjengH))

91. 啶:

    (MC reading: 啶)

92. 圢:

    (MC reading: 圢 (MC thenX|thengX))

93. 埕:

    (MC reading: 埕)

94. 埥:

    (MC reading: 埥)

95. 塣:

    (MC reading: 塣)

96. 奵:

    (MC reading: 奵 (MC tengX))

97. 娗:

    (MC reading: 娗 (MC deng|dengX))

98. 媜:

    (MC reading: 媜)

99. 寊:

    (MC reading: 寊)

100. 嵉:

     (MC reading: 嵉)

101. 嵿:

     (MC reading: 嵿)

102. 帄:

     (MC reading: 帄)

103. 悜:

     (MC reading: 悜 (MC trhjengX))

104. 揁:

     (MC reading: 揁)

105. 揨:

     (MC reading: 揨 (MC dreang))

106. 㫌:

     (MC reading: 㫌)

107. 旍:

     (MC reading: 旍 (MC tsjeng))

108. 椗:

     (MC reading: 椗)

109. 楟:

     (MC reading: 楟 (MC deng))

110. 榳:

     (MC reading: 榳)

111. 檙:

     (MC reading: 檙)

112. 㱏:

     (MC reading: 㱏)

113. 汫:

     (MC reading: 汫 (MC dzengX))

114. 浧:

     (MC reading: 浧 (MC yengX))

115. 濎:

     (MC reading: 濎 (MC tengX))

116. 烶:

     (MC reading: 烶)

117. 琔:

     (MC reading: 琔)

118. 盯:

     (MC reading: 盯 (MC draeng|traengX))

119. 睜:

     (MC reading: 睜 (MC dzjengX))

120. 矴:

     (MC reading: 矴 (MC tengH))

121. 碠:

     (MC reading: 碠)

122. 竀:

     (MC reading: 竀 (MC trhaeng|trhjeng))

123. 竫:

     (MC reading: 竫 (MC dzjengX))

124. 箐:

     (MC reading: 箐 (MC tsjeng))

125. 糽:

     (MC reading: 糽)

126. 耵:

     (MC reading: 耵 (MC tengX))

127. 聇:

     (MC reading: 聇)

128. 聙:

     (MC reading: 聙 (MC tsjeng))

129. 聢:

     (MC reading: 聢)

130. 聤:

     (MC reading: 聤 (MC deng))

131. 脡:

     (MC reading: 脡 (MC thengX))

132. 脭:

     (MC reading: 脭)

133. 腈:

     (MC reading: 腈)

134. 腚:

     (MC reading: 腚)

135. 艼:

     (MC reading: 艼 (MC theng|thengX))

136. 菁:

     (MC reading: 菁 (MC tsjeng))

137. 萣:

     (MC reading: 萣)

138. 葶:

     (MC reading: 葶 (MC deng|tengX))

139. 薡:

     (MC reading: 薡 (MC tengX))

140. 虰:

     (MC reading: 虰 (MC dreang|trhjeng|teng))

141. 蝊:

     (MC reading: 蝊)

142. 蝏:

     (MC reading: 蝏)

143. 蟶:

     (MC reading: 蟶 (MC trhjeng))

144. 裎:

     (MC reading: 裎 (MC drjeng|trhjengX))

145. 䞓:

     (MC reading: 䞓 (MC trhjeng))

146. 赬:

     (MC reading: 赬 (MC trhjeng))

147. 趟:

     (MC reading: 趟 (MC traeng|traengH))

148. 逞:

     (MC reading: 逞 (MC trhjengX))

149. 鐤:

     (MC reading: 鐤)

150. 閮:

     (MC reading: 閮)

151. 阱:

     (MC reading: 阱 (MC dzjengX))

152. 阷:

     (MC reading: 阷)

153. 靪:

     (MC reading: 靪 (MC teng|tengX))

154. 鞓:

     (MC reading: 鞓 (MC theng))

155. 頳:

     (MC reading: 頳)

156. 顁:

     (MC reading: 顁 (MC tengH))

157. 飣:

     (MC reading: 飣 (MC tengH))

158. 䰳:

     (MC reading: 䰳)

159. 鼮:

     (MC reading: 鼮 (MC deng))

160. 鼱:

     (MC reading: 鼱 (MC tsjeng))

References

• Supreme Court of the Republic of Korea (대한민국 대법원, Daehanmin'guk Daebeobwon) (2018). Table of hanja for personal names (인명용 한자표 / 人名用漢字表, Inmyeong-yong hanja-pyo), page 37. [1]
• 국제퇴계학회 대구경북지부 (國際退溪學會 大邱慶北支部) (2007). Digital Hanja Dictionary, 전자사전／電子字典. [2]