성씨

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 姓氏.

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	seongssi
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	seongssi
McCune–Reischauer?	sŏngssi
Yale Romanization?	sēngssi

Noun

성씨 • (seongssi) (hanja 姓氏)

1. surname, last name, family name

   Synonym: 성(姓) (seong)

   나는 내 성씨가 자랑스럽다. ― Na-neun nae seongssiga jarangseureopda. ― I'm proud of my last name.