흉

흉 U+D749, 흉 HANGUL SYLLABLE HYUNG Composition: ㅎ + ㅠ + ㅇ ← 흈 [U+D748] Hangul Syllables 흊 → [U+D74A]

휴휵휶휷휸휹휺 휻휼휽휾휿흀흁 흂흃흄흅흆흇흈 흉흊흋흌흍흎흏
휘 ←	→ 흐

Korean

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [çuŋ]
• Phonetic hangul: [흉]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	hyung
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	hyung
McCune–Reischauer?	hyung
Yale Romanization?	hyung

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 胸 (“chest”)

Noun

흉 • (hyung) (hanja 胸)

1. chest
2. thorax

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 凶 (“bad luck”)

Noun

흉 • (hyung) (hanja 凶)

1. bad luck; inauspicious

Etymology 3

Korean reading of various Chinese characters.

Syllable

흉 (hyung)

1. 凶:

   (MC reading: 凶 (MC xjowng))

2. 胸:

   (MC reading: 胸 (MC xjowng))

3. 兇:

   (MC reading: 兇 (MC xjowng|xjowngX))

4. 匈:

   (MC reading: 匈 (MC xjowng))

5. 洶:

   (MC reading: 洶 (MC xjowng|xjowngX))

6. 恟:

   (MC reading: 恟 (MC xjowng))

7. 胷: Alternative form of 胸

   (MC reading: 胷 (MC xjowng))

8. 哅: to shout; to yell

   (eumhun reading: 큰소리칠 흉 (keunsorichil hyung))
   (MC reading: 哅)

9. 忷: Alternative form of 恟

   (MC reading: 忷)

10. 訩: Alternative form of 詾

    (MC reading: 訩 (MC xjowng))

11. 詾:

    (MC reading: 詾 (MC xjowngX))

12. 㓙: Alternative form of 凶

    (MC reading: 㓙)

13. 㐫: Alternative form of 兇

    (MC reading: 㐫)

14. 汹: Alternative form of 洶

    (MC reading: 汹)

15. 𣧑: Alternative form of 凶

    (MC reading: 𣧑 (MC xjowng))

16. 𧧗: Alternative form of 詾

    (MC reading: 𧧗 (MC xjowng))

17. 𧽒:

    (MC reading: 𧽒 (MC xjuwngH))

18. 䠗:

    (MC reading: 䠗 (MC xjuwngH))

Etymology 4

First attested in the Sohak eonhae (小學諺解 / 소학언해), 1586, as Middle Korean 휴ᇰ.

Noun

흉 • (hyung)

1. scar

See also

• 흉터 (hyungteo)

References

• 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-yong hanja-pyo), page 53. [1]
• 국제퇴계학회 대구경북지부 (國際退溪學會 大邱慶北支部) (2007). Digital Hanja Dictionary, 전자사전／電子字典. [2]
• Zonmal.com Hanja Dictionary (존말닷컴 한자사전／漢字辭典) (2002-2005). [3]