화면

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 畫面, from 畫 (“picture”) + 面 (“face”)

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	hwamyeon
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	hwamyeon
McCune–Reischauer?	hwamyŏn
Yale Romanization?	hwāmyen

Noun

화면 • (hwamyeon) (hanja 畫面)

1. screen
2. (art) canvas

Derived terms

• 화면 보호기 (hwamyeon bohogi, “screensaver”)