-전

Sino-Korean word from 戰.

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕʌ̹n]
• Phonetic hangul: [전]

-전 • (-jeon) (hanja 戰)

1. war; battle

   공격전 (攻擊戰) ― offensive war

   소모전 (消耗戰) ― war of attrition

2. game; competition

   결승전 (決勝戰) ― finals (literally, “final game”)

   선발전 (選拔戰) ― trials (literally, “selection contest”)

• See the hanja entry at 戰 for Sino-Korean compounds of -전 (戰, -jeon).

Sino-Korean word from 展.

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕʌ̹n]
• Phonetic hangul: [전]

-전 • (-jeon) (hanja 展)

1. exhibition

   미술전 (美術展) ― art exhibition

   사진전 (寫眞展) ― photo exhibition

• See the hanja entry at 展 for Sino-Korean compounds of -전 (展, -jeon).

Sino-Korean word from 傳.

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕʌ̹n]
• Phonetic hangul: [전]

-전 • (-jeon) (hanja 傳)

1. (literature) biography

   Synonym: 전기(傳記) (jeon'gi, noun)

   홍길동전 (洪吉童傳) ― The Biography of Hong Gildong

• See the hanja entry at 傳 for Sino-Korean compounds of -전 (傳, -jeon).