충

충 U+CDA9, 충 HANGUL SYLLABLE CUNG Composition: ㅊ + ㅜ + ㅇ ← 춨 [U+CDA8] Hangul Syllables 춪 → [U+CDAA]

추축춖춗춘춙춚 춛출춝춞춟춠춡 춢춣춤춥춦춧춨 충춪춫춬춭춮춯
쵸 ←	→ 춰

Korean

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕʰuŋ]
• Phonetic hangul: [충]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	chung
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	chung
McCune–Reischauer?	ch'ung
Yale Romanization?	chwung

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 蟲 (“insect, bug”).

Noun

충 • (chung) (hanja 蟲)

1. (formal or dialectal) bug, insect

   Synonym: 벌레 (beolle)

2. roundworm

   Synonym: 회충(蛔蟲) (hoechung)

Derived terms

• See the hanja entry at 蟲 for Sino-Korean compounds of 충 (蟲, chung).

Suffix

—충 • (-chung) (hanja 蟲)

1. (slang, derogatory, neologism) Used to form derogatory words for groups of people [From c. 2010]

Derived terms

• 급식충 (geupsikchung, “annoying teenagers”, literally “school meal-worm”)
• 똥꼬충 (ttongkkochung, “homosexual man”, literally “anus-worm”)
• 맘충 (mamchung, “Karen; annoying middle-aged women”, literally “Mom-worm”)
• 일베충 (ilbechung, “extreme far-right person”, literally “Ilbe-worm”)
• 진지충 (jinjichung, “killjoy”, literally “seriousness-worm”)
• 틀딱충 (teulttakchung, “annoying old people”, literally “denture-clack-worm”)
• 한남충 (hannamchung, “annoying males”, literally “Korean-men-worm”)

 

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 忠.

Noun

충 • (chung) (hanja 忠)

1. (formal, especially philosophy) loyalty; allegiance

   Synonym: 충성(忠誠) (chungseong)

Derived terms

• See the hanja entry at 忠 for Sino-Korean compounds of 충 (忠, chung).

Etymology 3

Korean reading of various Chinese characters.

Syllable

충 (chung)

More information

1. 充:

   (MC reading: 充 (MC tsyhuwng))

2. 忠:

   (MC reading: 忠 (MC trjuwng))

3. 蟲:

   (MC reading: 蟲 (MC drjuwng|drjuwngH))

4. 衝:

   (MC reading: 衝 (MC tsyhowng))

5. 珫:

   (MC reading: 珫 (MC tsyhuwng))

6. 沖:

   (MC reading: 沖 (MC drjuwng))

7. 衷:

   (MC reading: 衷 (MC trjuwng|trjuwngH))

8. 忡:

   (MC reading: 忡 (MC trhjuwng))

9. 虫: Alternative form of 蟲

   (MC reading: 虫 (MC xjw+jX))

10. 冲: Alternative form of 沖

    (MC reading: 冲)

11. 傭:

    (MC reading: 傭 (MC trhjowng))

12. 种:

    (MC reading: 种 (MC drjuwng))