녕

녕 U+B155, 녕
HANGUL SYLLABLE NYEONG
Composition:ㄴ + ㅕ + ㅇ
← 녔
[U+B154] 		Hangul Syllables 녖 →
[U+B156]
녀녁녂녃년녅녆
녇녈녉녊녋녌녍
녎녏념녑녒녓녔
녕녖녗녘녙녚녛
네 ←→ 녜

Korean

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?nyeong
Revised Romanization (translit.)?nyeong
McCune–Reischauer?nyŏng
Yale Romanization?nyeng

Etymology 1

    Sino-Korean word from 寧

    Noun

    녕 • (nyeong) (hanja 寧)

    1. (North Korea, Yanbian) peace
    Usage notes

    In South Korea, the original Sino-Korean reading 녕 (nyeong) is used when the hanja 영(寧) (yeong) is not part of the first syllable of a Sino-Korean compound word.

    Alternative forms
    Derived terms
    hanja as first syllable
    • 영일/녕일 (寧日, yeong'il/nyeong'il)
    second syllable onwards

    Etymology 2

    Korean reading of various Chinese characters.

    Syllable

    녕 • (nyeong)

    1. 寧: peace
      (eumhun reading: 편안할 녕 (pyeonanhal nyeong))
      (MC reading: 寧 (MC neng))
    2. 獰:
      (MC reading: 獰 (MC nraeng))
    3. 佞:
      (MC reading: 佞 (MC nengH))
    4. 儜:
      (MC reading: 儜 (MC nreang))
    5. 嚀:
      (MC reading: 嚀 (MC neng))
    6. 濘:
      (MC reading: 濘 (MC nengX|nejH|nengH))
    7. 寗: alternative form of 寧
      (MC reading: 寗 (MC nengH))
    Usage notes

    In South Korea, the hanja above are read as 영 (yeong) when used as a single word or as the first syllable of a Sino-Korean compound. However, the reading 녕 (nyeong) is retained when the hanja is not part of the first syllable of a Sino-Korean compound. This is known as 두음 법칙 (頭音法則, dueum beopchik).

    Alternative forms
    • (South Korea) 영 (yeong)

    References

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