천인

Korean

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 天人, from 天 (“sky, heaven”) + 人 (“human”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕʰʌ̹nin]
• Phonetic hangul: [처닌]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	cheonin
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	cheon'in
McCune–Reischauer?	ch'ŏnin
Yale Romanization?	chen.in

Noun

천인 • (cheonin) (hanja 天人)

1. sky and human
2. person who has qualities of a hermit or sage and follows Tao

   Synonym: 도인(道人) (doin)

3. person with exceptional skills or outstanding appearance

   Synonym: 천재(天才) (cheonjae)

4. very beautiful woman

   Synonym: 미인(美人) (miin)

5. celestial phenomena and human matters

   Meronyms: 천상(天象) (cheonsang), 인사(人事) (insa)

6. heavenly principles and human desires

   Meronyms: 천리(天理) (cheolli), 인욕(人慾) (inyok)

7. (Buddhism) female deva
8. (Buddhism) beings in the devaloka and the human realm

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 賤人, from 賤 (“lowly, plebeian”) + 人 (“person”).

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	cheonin
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	cheon'in
McCune–Reischauer?	ch'ŏnin
Yale Romanization?	chēn.in

Noun

천인 • (cheonin) (hanja 賤人) (historical)

1. person of the lowest social class; plebeian

   Synonyms: 천민(賤民) (cheonmin), 천구(賤口) (cheon'gu), 하천인(下賤人) (hacheonin)

   Antonym: 귀인(貴人) (gwiin)

Etymology 3

Sino-Korean word from 遷人, from 遷 (“transfer, migrate”) + 人 (“person”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕʰʌ̹nin]
• Phonetic hangul: [처닌]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	cheonin
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	cheon'in
McCune–Reischauer?	ch'ŏnin
Yale Romanization?	chen.in

Noun

천인 • (cheonin) (hanja 遷人) (historical)

1. person living in exile

   Synonym: 천객(遷客) (cheon'gaek)

Etymology 4

Sino-Korean word from 千仞, from 千 (“thousand”) + 仞 (“ren (unit of length)”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕʰʌ̹nin]
• Phonetic hangul: [처닌]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	cheonin
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	cheon'in
McCune–Reischauer?	ch'ŏnin
Yale Romanization?	chen.in

Noun

천인 • (cheonin) (hanja 千仞)

1. towering height; abyss-like depth

Related terms

• 백인(百仞) (baegin)

Etymology 5

Sino-Korean word from 薦引 (“recommend, suggest”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕʰʌ̹nin]
• Phonetic hangul: [처닌]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	cheonin
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	cheon'in
McCune–Reischauer?	ch'ŏnin
Yale Romanization?	chen.in

Noun

Derived verbs

Active	천인하다

천인 • (cheonin) (hanja 薦引)

1. recommending someone for a task or position