견

견

견 U+ACAC, 견 HANGUL SYLLABLE GYEON Composition: ㄱ + ㅕ + ㄴ ← 겫 [U+ACAB] Hangul Syllables 겭 → [U+ACAD]

겨격겪겫견겭겮 겯결겱겲겳겴겵 겶겷겸겹겺겻겼 경겾겿곀곁곂곃
게 ←	→ 계

Korean

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 絹 (“silk”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [kjʌ̹n]
• Phonetic hangul: [견]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	gyeon
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	gyeon
McCune–Reischauer?	kyŏn
Yale Romanization?	kyen

Noun

견 • (gyeon) (hanja 絹)

1. silk

   Synonyms: (more common) 비단(緋緞) (bidan), 실크 (silkeu)

   견 스카프 ― gyeon seukapeu ― silk scarf

   견 옷감 ― gyeon otgam ― silk fabric

2. sheet of silk with painting or calligraphy

   Synonym: 견본(絹本) (gyeonbon)

Derived terms

• See the hanja entry at 絹 for Sino-Korean compounds of 견 (絹, gyeon).

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 犬 (“dog”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [kjɘ(ː)n]
• Phonetic hangul: [견(ː)]
  • Though still prescriptive in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	gyeon
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	gyeon
McCune–Reischauer?	kyŏn
Yale Romanization?	kyēn

Noun

견 • (gyeon) (hanja 犬)

1. dog (animal)

   Synonym: (more common) 개 (gae)

   나는 견(犬)이다 ― na-neun gyeon-ida ― I Am a Dog (2018—2019 EBS documentary series)

Derived terms

• See the hanja entry at 犬 for Sino-Korean compounds of 견 (犬, gyeon).

Etymology 3

Modern Korean reading of various Chinese characters.

Syllable

견 (gyeon)

Extended content

見: to see (eumhun reading: 볼 견 (bol gyeon)) (MC reading: 見 (MC kenH, ɦenH)) 絹: silk (eumhun reading: 비단 견 (bidan gyeon)) (MC reading: 絹 (MC kiuᴇnH)) 遣: to send (eumhun reading: 보낼 견 (bonael gyeon)) (MC reading: 遣 (MC kʰiᴇnX, kʰiᴇnH)) 犬: dog (eumhun reading: 개 견 (gae gyeon)) (MC reading: 犬 (MC kʰwenX)) 堅: to harden (eumhun reading: 굳을 견 (gudeul gyeon)) (MC reading: 堅 (MC ken)) 牽: to steer (eumhun reading: 끌 견 (kkeul gyeon)) (MC reading: 牽 (MC kʰen, kʰenH)) 甄: pottery (eumhun reading: 질그릇 견 (jilgeureut gyeon)) (MC reading: 甄 (MC t͡ɕiɪn, kiᴇn)) 鵑: cuckoo (eumhun reading: 두견 견 (dugyeon gyeon)) (MC reading: 鵑 (MC kwen)) 肩: shoulder (eumhun reading: 어깨 견 (eokkae gyeon)) (MC reading: 肩 (MC ken)) 繭: silkworm pupa (eumhun reading: 고치 견 (gochi gyeon)) (MC reading: 繭 (MC kenX)) 譴: to reprimand (eumhun reading: 꾸짖을 견 (kkujijeul gyeon)) (MC reading: 譴 (MC kʰiᴇnH))