연

연	U+C5F0, 연 HANGUL SYLLABLE YEON

Composition:	ㅇ + ㅕ + ㄴ
Dubeolsik input:	d-u-s

← 엯
[U+C5EF]

Hangul Syllables

엱 →
[U+C5F1]

KoreanEdit

PronunciationEdit

(SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [jʌ̹n]
Phonetic hangul: [연]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization^?	yeon
Revised Romanization (translit.)^?	yeon
McCune–Reischauer^?	yŏn
Yale Romanization^?	yen

Etymology 1Edit

에 ←	→ 예
여 역 엮 엯연엱 엲 엳 열 엵 엶 엷 엸 엹 엺 엻 염 엽 엾 엿 였 영 옂 옃 옄 옅 옆 옇

SyllableEdit

연 • (yeon)

A Hangul syllabic block made up of ㅇ, ㅕ, and ㄴ.

Etymology 2Edit

Sino-Korean word from 年 (“year”)

NounEdit

연 • (yeon) (hanja 年)

(South Korea) year

Alternative formsEdit

년 (年, nyeon) (North Korea, Yanbian dialect)

Usage notesEdit

The original Sino-Korean reading 년 (nyeon) is used when the hanja 연 (年, yeon) is not part of the first syllable of a Sino-Korean compound word.

Derived termsEdit

내년/래년 (來年, naenyeon/raenyeon )
노년/로년 (老年, nonyeon/ronyeon)
만년 (晚年, mannyeon)
만년필 (萬年筆, mannyeonpil)
성년 (成年, seongnyeon)
소년 (少年, sonyeon)
연대/년대 (年代, yeondae/nyeondae)
연령/년령 (年齡, yeollyeong/nyeollyeong)
연말/년말 (年末, yeonmal/nyeonmal)
연세/년세 (年歲, yeonse/nyeonse)
연세/년세 (年稅, yeonse/nyeonse)
윤년 (閏年, yunnyeon)
청년 (靑年, cheongnyeon)
평년 (平年, pyeongnyeon)
학년 (學年, hangnyeon)

Related termsEdit

년 (年, nyeon) (used as a counter)

Etymology 3Edit

Korean reading of various Chinese characters.

SyllableEdit

연 (yeon)

Extended content

然:
(MC reading: 然 (MC ȵiᴇn))
煙:
(MC reading: 煙 (MC ʔen))
硏:
(MC reading: 硏 (MC ŋen))
延:
(MC reading: 延 (MC jiᴇn, jiᴇn^H))
燃:
(MC reading: 燃 (MC ȵiᴇn))
燕:
(MC reading: 燕 (MC ʔen, ʔen^H))
沿:
(MC reading: 沿 (MC jiuᴇn))
鉛:
(MC reading: 鉛 (MC jiuᴇn))
宴:
(MC reading: 宴 (MC ʔen^X, ʔen^H))
軟:
(MC reading: 軟 (MC ȵiuᴇn^X))
演:
(MC reading: 演 (MC jiᴇn^X))
緣:
(MC reading: 緣 (MC jiuᴇn))
衍:
(MC reading: 衍 (MC jiᴇn^X, jiᴇn^H))
淵:
(MC reading: 淵 (MC ʔwen))
姸:
(MC reading: 姸)
娟:
(MC reading: 娟 (MC ʔiuᴇn))
涓:
(MC reading: 涓 (MC kwen))
沇:
(MC reading: 沇 (MC jiuᴇn^X))
筵:
(MC reading: 筵 (MC jiᴇn))
瑌:
(MC reading: 瑌 (MC ȵiuᴇn, ȵiuᴇn^X))
娫:
(MC reading: 娫)
嚥:
(MC reading: 嚥 (MC ʔen^H))
堧:
(MC reading: 堧 (MC ȵiuᴇn, nuɑ^H))
捐:
(MC reading: 捐 (MC jiuᴇn))
挻:
(MC reading: 挻 (MC ɕiᴇn))
椽:
(MC reading: 椽 (MC ɖˠiuᴇn))
涎:
(MC reading: 涎 (MC ziᴇn, jiᴇn^H))
縯:
(MC reading: 縯 (MC jiɪn^X, jiᴇn^X))
鳶: kite
(MC reading: 鳶 (MC jiuᴇn))
硯:
(MC reading: 硯 (MC ŋen^H))
曣:
(MC reading: 曣)
㜣:
(MC reading: 㜣 (MC ȵiᴇn, ɕiᴇn^X, nen^H))
醼:
(MC reading: 醼 (MC ʔen^H))
兗:
(MC reading: 兗)
嬿:
(MC reading: 嬿 (MC ʔen^X, ʔen^H))
莚:
(MC reading: 莚 (MC jiᴇn, jiᴇn^H))
瓀:
(MC reading: 瓀)
均:
(MC reading: 均 (MC kiuɪn))
戭:
(MC reading: 戭 (MC jiɪn^X, jiᴇn^X))
囦:
(MC reading: 囦 (MC ʔwen))
埏:
(MC reading: 埏 (MC jiᴇn, ɕiᴇn))
悁:
(MC reading: 悁 (MC ʔiuᴇn))
掾:
(MC reading: 掾 (MC jiuᴇn^H))
櫞:
(MC reading: 櫞 (MC jiuᴇn))
渷:
(MC reading: 渷 (MC jiuᴇn^X))
臙:
(MC reading: 臙)
蜵:
(MC reading: 蜵)
蠕:
(MC reading: 蠕)
讌:
(MC reading: 讌 (MC ʔen^H))
烟: Alternative form of 煙
(MC reading: 烟 (MC ʔiɪn, ʔen))
渊: Alternative form of 淵
(MC reading: 渊)
兖: Alternative form of 兗
(MC reading: 兖 (MC jiuᴇn^X))
妍: Alternative form of 姸
(MC reading: 妍 (MC ŋen))
姢: Alternative form of 娟
(MC reading: 姢)
輭: Alternative form of 軟
(MC reading: 輭 (MC ȵiuᴇn^X))
䂩: Alternative form of 硯
(MC reading: 䂩)
偄:
(MC reading: 偄 (MC ȵiuᴇn^X, nuɑn^H))
唌: to accuse
(eumhun reading: 참소할 연 (chamsohal yeon))
(MC reading: 唌 (MC dɑn))
嘫:
(MC reading: 嘫 (MC ɳˠɛn))
噮:
(MC reading: 噮 (MC ʔwen^H))
羨:
(MC reading: 羨 (MC jiɪ, ziᴇn^H, jiᴇn^H))
豣:
(MC reading: 豣)
鷰:
(MC reading: 鷰 (MC ʔen^H))

Etymology 4Edit

South Korean reading of various Chinese characters, originally 련 (ryeon).

SyllableEdit

연 (yeon)

(South Korea) 連:
(MC reading: 連 (MC liᴇn))
(South Korea) 練:
(MC reading: 練 (MC len^H))
(South Korea) 鍊:
(MC reading: 鍊 (MC len^H))
(South Korea) 憐:
(MC reading: 憐 (MC len))
(South Korea) 聯:
(MC reading: 聯 (MC liᴇn))
(South Korea) 戀:
(MC reading: 戀 (MC liuᴇn^H))
(South Korea) 蓮:
(MC reading: 蓮 (MC len, liᴇn^X))
(South Korea) 煉:
(MC reading: 煉)
(South Korea) 璉:
(MC reading: 璉 (MC liᴇn^X))
(South Korea) 攣:
(MC reading: 攣 (MC liuᴇn))
(South Korea) 漣:
(MC reading: 漣 (MC liᴇn, liᴇn^H))
(South Korea) 輦:
(MC reading: 輦 (MC liᴇn^X))
(South Korea) 孌:
(MC reading: 孌 (MC liuᴇn^X, liuᴇn^H))
(South Korea) 𨏶:
(MC reading: 𨏶)
(South Korea) 楝:
(MC reading: 楝 (MC len^H))
(South Korea) 湅:
(MC reading: 湅 (MC len^H))
(South Korea) 臠:
(MC reading: 臠 (MC luɑn, liuᴇn^X))
(South Korea) 鏈:
(MC reading: 鏈 (MC ʈʰˠiᴇn, liᴇn))
(South Korea) 鰊:
(MC reading: 鰊 (MC len^H))
(South Korea) 鰱:
(MC reading: 鰱 (MC liᴇn))
(South Korea) 僆:
(MC reading: 僆 (MC liᴇn^X, len^H))
(South Korea) 嗹:
(MC reading: 嗹 (MC len))
(South Korea) 怜:
(MC reading: 怜 (MC len, leŋ))
(South Korea) 揀:
(MC reading: 揀 (MC kˠɛn^X, len^H))
(South Korea) 聮:
(MC reading: 聮)

Alternative formsEdit

련 (ryeon) (North Korea, Yanbian dialect)

Usage notesEdit

In South Korea, the original Sino-Korean reading 련 (ryeon) is used if the hanja is not part of the first syllable of a Sino-Korean compound word. The change in reading from 련 (ryeon) to 연 (yeon) is known as 두음 법칙 (頭音法則, dueum beopchik).

Etymology 5Edit

South Korean reading of various Chinese characters, originally 년 (nyeon).

SyllableEdit

연 (yeon)

(South Korea) 年:
(MC reading: 年 (MC nen))
(South Korea) 撚:
(MC reading: 撚 (MC nen^X))
(South Korea) 碾:
(MC reading: 碾 (MC ɳˠiᴇn^H))
(South Korea) 秊: Alternative form of 年
(MC reading: 秊 (MC nen))

Alternative formsEdit

년 (nyeon) (North Korea, Yanbian dialect)

Usage notesEdit

In South Korea, the original Sino-Korean reading 년 (nyeon) is used if the hanja is not part of the first syllable of a Sino-Korean compound word. The change in reading from 년 (nyeon) to 연 (yeon) is known as 두음 법칙 (頭音法則, dueum beopchik).

ReferencesEdit

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-yonghanjapyo). [1]