형

형 U+D615, 형
HANGUL SYLLABLE HYEONG
Composition:ㅎ + ㅕ + ㅇ
Dubeolsik input:g-u-d
← 혔
[U+D614] 		Hangul Syllables 혖 →
[U+D616]

Korean

Etymology 1
혀혁혂혃현혅혆
혇혈혉혊혋혌혍
혎혏혐협혒혓혔
형혖혗혘혙혚혛
헤 ←→ 혜

Syllable

형 • (hyeong)

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

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 兄

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key)[çjʌ̹ŋ]
  • Phonetic Hangul[형]
Revised Romanization? hyeong
Revised Romanization (translit.)? hyeong
McCune–Reischauer? hyŏng
Yale Romanization? hyeng

Noun

형 • (hyeong) (hanja 兄)

  1. elder brother of a male; (by extension, spoken by a male) unrelated elder male
Usage notes

The term 형 is often used by a male to address an elder male as a polite replacement for a second person singular pronoun (너 or 당신).

Alternative forms

Etymology 3

Sino-Korean word from 刑

Noun

형 • (hyeong) (hanja 刑)

  1. punishment, penalty, (legal) sentence

Etymology 4

Sino-Korean word from 型

Noun

형 • (hyeong) (hanja 型)

  1. type, model

Particle

형 • (hyeong)

  1. such a type, such a form
    이상형 ― isanghyeong ― ideal type
    선다형 ― seondahyeong ― multiple-choice method
    서구형 ― seoguhyeong ― Western-style
    유선형 ― yuseonhyeong ― streamlined shape, streamlined form
    자유형 ― jayuhyeong ― freestyle
    표준형 ― pyojunhyeong ― a standard type

Etymology 5

Sino-Korean word from 形

Noun

형 • (hyeong) (hanja 形)

  1. form, shape
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