짠

짠 U+C9E0, 짠 HANGUL SYLLABLE JJAN Composition: ㅉ + ㅏ + ㄴ ← 짟 [U+C9DF] Hangul Syllables 짡 → [U+C9E1]

짜짝짞짟짠짡짢 짣짤짥짦짧짨짩 짪짫짬짭짮짯짰 짱짲짳짴짵짶짷
지 ←	→ 째

Korean

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	jjan
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	jjan
McCune–Reischauer?	tchan
Yale Romanization?	ccān

Root

짠 • (jjan)

1. Root of 짠하다 (jjanhada). Rarely used alone.

Etymology 2

Adjective

짠 • (jjan)

1. realis adnominal of 짜다 (jjada, “to be salty”)

See also

• 쓴 (sseun, “bitter”)
• 단 (dan, “sweet”)

Verb

짠 • (jjan)

1. past determiner of 짜다 (jjada)