흥

흥 U+D765, 흥 HANGUL SYLLABLE HEUNG Composition: ㅎ + ㅡ + ㅇ ← 흤 [U+D764] Hangul Syllables 흦 → [U+D766]

흐흑흒흓흔흕흖 흗흘흙흚흛흜흝 흞흟흠흡흢흣흤 흥흦흧흨흩흪흫
휴 ←	→ 희

Korean

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [xɯŋ]
• Phonetic hangul: [흥]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	heung
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	heung
McCune–Reischauer?	hŭng
Yale Romanization?	hung

Etymology 1

Of native Korean origin.

Interjection

흥 • (heung)

1. hum!; humph!; bah!; pah!; huh!

   흥, 정말 한심해! ― Heung, jeongmal hansimhae! ― Hah, how pathetic!

See also

• 흠 (heum)

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 興 (“prospering, thriving, flourishing”).

Noun

흥 • (heung) (hanja 興)

1. high spirits, fun, excitement

Derived terms

• 흥분(興奮) (heungbun, “excitement”)
• 흥행(興行) (heunghaeng, “performance”)
• 흥미(興味) (heungmi, “curiosity”)
• 흥륭(興隆) (heungnyung, “prosperity”)
• 감흥(感興) (gamheung, “inspiration”)
• 함흥(咸興) (Hamheung, “Hamhung”)
• 중흥(中興) (jungheung, “revitalisation”)
• 순흥(順興) (Sunheung, “Sunhung”)
• 여흥(餘興) (yeoheung, “entertainment”)

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). [1]