정

정	U+C815, 정 HANGUL SYLLABLE JEONG

Composition:

ㅈ + ㅓ + ㅇ

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Jeju

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 經.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /t͡ɕəŋ/

Noun

정 (jeong)

sutra

Korean

Pronunciation

(SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕʌ̹ŋ]
Phonetic hangul: [정]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization^?	jeong
Revised Romanization (translit.)^?	jeong
McCune–Reischauer^?	chŏng
Yale Romanization^?	ceng

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 情 (“feeling, emotion”).

Noun

정 • (jeong) (hanja 情)

attachment (to a person or an object), a feeling of connection, intimacy, rapport, warm feelings that provoke social reciprocity
이 신발 버려야 되는데 정 들어서 못 버리겠어.
I sinbal beoryeoya doeneunde jeong deureoseo mot beorigesseo.
I need to throw these shoes away, but I can't because I'm attached to them.
몇 년 싸우다 보니까 정 들더라.
Myeot nyeon ssauda bonikka jeong deuldeora.
After fighting with them for years, I got attached [to their presence].
정이 없는 사람은 질색이야.
Jeong-i eomneun saram-eun jilsaegiya.
I don't like people who you can't connect to.
이 집은 단골 손님한테 더 줘. 그게 정이지, 뭐.
I jib-eun dan'gol sonnim-hante deo jwo. Geuge jeong'iji, mwo.
This restaurant gives more to regulars. That's what rapport is, I guess.

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 碇 (“anchor”).

Noun

정 • (jeong) (hanja 碇)

anchor

Etymology 3

Sino-Korean word from 正 (“upright, correct”), from the Middle Korean reading 져ᇰ (Yale: cyeng).

Adverb

정 • (jeong) (hanja 正)

really, very, desperately

Etymology 4

Sino-Korean word from 鄭.

Proper noun

정 • (Jeong) (hanja 鄭)

a surname, commonly transliterated as Chung, Jung, or Jeong

Etymology 5

Sino-Korean word from 丁

Noun

정 • (jeong) (hanja 丁)

the fourth of the ten heavenly stems

Coordinate terms

one of ten heavenly stems

갑 (甲, gap, “first”)
을 (乙, eul, “second”)
병 (丙, byeong, “third”)
무 (戊, mu, “fifth”)
기 (己, gi, “sixth”)
경 (庚, gyeong, “seventh”)
신 (辛, sin, “eighth”)
임 (壬, im, “ninth”)
계 (癸, gye, “tenth”)

Etymology 6

Korean reading of various Chinese characters.

Syllable

정 (jeong)

Extended content

丁:
(MC reading: 丁 (MC ʈˠɛŋ, teŋ))
頂:
(MC reading: 頂 (MC teŋ^X))
停:
(MC reading: 停 (MC deŋ))
井:
(MC reading: 井 (MC t͡siᴇŋ^X))
正:
(MC reading: 正 (MC t͡ɕiᴇŋ, t͡ɕiᴇŋ^H))
政:
(MC reading: 政 (MC t͡ɕiᴇŋ^H))
定:
(MC reading: 定 (MC deŋ^H, teŋ^H))
貞:
(MC reading: 貞 (MC ʈiᴇŋ))
精:
(MC reading: 精 (MC t͡siᴇŋ, t͡siᴇŋ^H))
情:
(MC reading: 情 (MC d͡ziᴇŋ))
靜:
(MC reading: 靜 (MC d͡ziᴇŋ^X))
淨:
(MC reading: 淨 (MC d͡ziᴇŋ^H))
庭:
(MC reading: 庭 (MC deŋ))
亭:
(MC reading: 亭 (MC deŋ))
訂:
(MC reading: 訂 (MC tʰeŋ, deŋ^X, teŋ^H))
廷:
(MC reading: 廷 (MC deŋ, deŋ^H))
程:
(MC reading: 程 (MC ɖiᴇŋ))
征:
(MC reading: 征 (MC t͡ɕiᴇŋ))
整:
(MC reading: 整 (MC t͡ɕiᴇŋ^X))
汀:
(MC reading: 汀 (MC tʰeŋ, tʰeŋ^H))
玎:
(MC reading: 玎 (MC ʈˠɛŋ, teŋ))
町:
(MC reading: 町 (MC tʰeŋ, tʰen^X, deŋ^X, tʰeŋ^X))
呈:
(MC reading: 呈 (MC ɖiᴇŋ, ɖiᴇŋ^H))
桯:
(MC reading: 桯 (MC tʰeŋ))
珵:
(MC reading: 珵 (MC ɖiᴇŋ))
姃:
(MC reading: 姃)
偵:
(MC reading: 偵 (MC ʈʰiᴇŋ, ʈˠæŋ^H, ʈʰiᴇŋ^H))
湞:
(MC reading: 湞 (MC ɖˠɛŋ, ʈiᴇŋ))
幀:
(MC reading: 幀)
楨:
(MC reading: 楨 (MC ʈiᴇŋ))
禎:
(MC reading: 禎 (MC ʈiᴇŋ))
珽:
(MC reading: 珽 (MC tʰeŋ^X))
挺:
(MC reading: 挺 (MC deŋ, deŋ^X))
綎:
(MC reading: 綎 (MC deŋ, tʰeŋ))
鼎:
(MC reading: 鼎 (MC teŋ^X))
晶:
(MC reading: 晶 (MC t͡siᴇŋ))
晸:
(MC reading: 晸)
柾:
(MC reading: 柾)
鉦:
(MC reading: 鉦 (MC t͡ɕiᴇŋ))
淀:
(MC reading: 淀 (MC den^H))
錠:
(MC reading: 錠 (MC deŋ^H, teŋ^H))
鋌:
(MC reading: 鋌 (MC deŋ^X))
鄭:
(MC reading: 鄭 (MC ɖiᴇŋ^H))
靖:
(MC reading: 靖 (MC d͡ziᴇŋ^X))
靚:
(MC reading: 靚 (MC d͡ziᴇŋ^H))
鋥:
(MC reading: 鋥 (MC ɖˠæŋ^H))
炡:
(MC reading: 炡)
渟:
(MC reading: 渟 (MC deŋ))
釘:
(MC reading: 釘 (MC teŋ, teŋ^H))
涏:
(MC reading: 涏 (MC deŋ^X, den^H))
𩓞:
(MC reading: 𩓞 (MC d͡ziᴇŋ^H))
婷:
(MC reading: 婷)
旌:
(MC reading: 旌 (MC t͡siᴇŋ))
檉:
(MC reading: 檉 (MC ʈʰiᴇŋ))
瀞:
(MC reading: 瀞)
睛:
(MC reading: 睛 (MC t͡siᴇŋ, t͡sʰiᴇŋ^X))
碇:
(MC reading: 碇)
穽:
(MC reading: 穽 (MC d͡ziᴇŋ^X, d͡ziᴇŋ^H))
艇:
(MC reading: 艇 (MC deŋ^X))
諪:
(MC reading: 諪)
酊:
(MC reading: 酊 (MC teŋ^X))
霆:
(MC reading: 霆 (MC deŋ, deŋ^X))
𩇕:
(MC reading: 𩇕 (MC d͡ziᴇŋ^X))
埩:
(MC reading: 埩 (MC d͡ʒˠɛŋ, t͡ʃˠɛŋ))
佂:
(MC reading: 佂 (MC t͡ɕiᴇŋ))
妌:
(MC reading: 妌 (MC d͡ziᴇŋ^X))
梃:
(MC reading: 梃 (MC deŋ^X))
胜:
(MC reading: 胜 (MC seŋ))
灯:
(MC reading: 灯)
眐:
(MC reading: 眐 (MC t͡ɕiᴇŋ))
靘:
(MC reading: 靘 (MC t͡sʰeŋ, t͡sʰeŋ^H))
朾:
(MC reading: 朾 (MC ʈˠɛŋ, ɖˠɛŋ))
侹:
(MC reading: 侹 (MC tʰeŋ^X, tʰeŋ^H))
掟:
(MC reading: 掟 (MC deŋ^H))
頲:
(MC reading: 頲 (MC tʰeŋ^X))
叮:
(MC reading: 叮 (MC teŋ))
婧:
(MC reading: 婧 (MC t͡siᴇŋ, d͡ziᴇŋ^X, d͡ziᴇŋ^H))
怔:
(MC reading: 怔 (MC t͡ɕiᴇŋ))
棖:
(MC reading: 棖 (MC ɖˠæŋ))
疔:
(MC reading: 疔)
筳:
(MC reading: 筳 (MC deŋ))
莛:
(MC reading: 莛 (MC deŋ, deŋ^X))
証:
(MC reading: 証 (MC t͡ɕiᴇŋ^H))
酲:
(MC reading: 酲 (MC ɖiᴇŋ))
遉:
(MC reading: 遉 (MC ʈʰiᴇŋ^H))
静: Alternative form of 靜
(MC reading: 静)
丼:
(MC reading: 丼 (MC tʌm^X))
仃:
(MC reading: 仃 (MC teŋ))
凈:
(MC reading: 凈 (MC t͡ʃʰˠɛŋ))
凊:
(MC reading: 凊 (MC t͡sʰiᴇŋ^H))
啶:
(MC reading: 啶)
圢:
(MC reading: 圢 (MC tʰen^X, tʰeŋ^X))
埕:
(MC reading: 埕)
埥:
(MC reading: 埥)
塣:
(MC reading: 塣)
奵:
(MC reading: 奵 (MC teŋ^X))
娗:
(MC reading: 娗 (MC deŋ, deŋ^X))
媜:
(MC reading: 媜)
寊:
(MC reading: 寊)
嵉:
(MC reading: 嵉)
嵿:
(MC reading: 嵿)
帄:
(MC reading: 帄)
悜:
(MC reading: 悜 (MC ʈʰiᴇŋ^X))
揁:
(MC reading: 揁)
揨:
(MC reading: 揨 (MC ɖˠɛŋ))
㫌:
(MC reading: 㫌)
旍:
(MC reading: 旍 (MC t͡siᴇŋ))
椗:
(MC reading: 椗)
楟:
(MC reading: 楟 (MC deŋ))
榳:
(MC reading: 榳)
檙:
(MC reading: 檙)
㱏:
(MC reading: 㱏)
汫:
(MC reading: 汫 (MC d͡zeŋ^X))
浧:
(MC reading: 浧 (MC jiᴇŋ^X))
濎:
(MC reading: 濎 (MC teŋ^X))
烶:
(MC reading: 烶)
琔:
(MC reading: 琔)
盯:
(MC reading: 盯 (MC ɖˠæŋ, ʈˠæŋ^X))
睜:
(MC reading: 睜 (MC d͡ziᴇŋ^X))
矴:
(MC reading: 矴 (MC teŋ^H))
碠:
(MC reading: 碠)
竀:
(MC reading: 竀 (MC ʈʰˠæŋ, ʈʰiᴇŋ))
竫:
(MC reading: 竫 (MC d͡ziᴇŋ^X))
箐:
(MC reading: 箐 (MC t͡siᴇŋ))
糽:
(MC reading: 糽)
耵:
(MC reading: 耵 (MC teŋ^X))
聇:
(MC reading: 聇)
聙:
(MC reading: 聙 (MC t͡siᴇŋ))
聢:
(MC reading: 聢)
聤:
(MC reading: 聤 (MC deŋ))
脡:
(MC reading: 脡 (MC tʰeŋ^X))
脭:
(MC reading: 脭)
腈:
(MC reading: 腈)
腚:
(MC reading: 腚)
艼:
(MC reading: 艼 (MC tʰeŋ, tʰeŋ^X))
菁:
(MC reading: 菁 (MC t͡siᴇŋ))
萣:
(MC reading: 萣)
葶:
(MC reading: 葶 (MC deŋ, teŋ^X))
薡:
(MC reading: 薡 (MC teŋ^X))
虰:
(MC reading: 虰 (MC ɖˠɛŋ, ʈʰiᴇŋ, teŋ))
蝊:
(MC reading: 蝊)
蝏:
(MC reading: 蝏)
蟶:
(MC reading: 蟶 (MC ʈʰiᴇŋ))
裎:
(MC reading: 裎 (MC ɖiᴇŋ, ʈʰiᴇŋ^X))
䞓:
(MC reading: 䞓 (MC ʈʰiᴇŋ))
赬:
(MC reading: 赬 (MC ʈʰiᴇŋ))
趟:
(MC reading: 趟 (MC ʈˠæŋ, ʈˠæŋ^H))
逞:
(MC reading: 逞 (MC ʈʰiᴇŋ^X))
鐤:
(MC reading: 鐤)
閮:
(MC reading: 閮)
阱:
(MC reading: 阱 (MC d͡ziᴇŋ^X))
阷:
(MC reading: 阷)
靪:
(MC reading: 靪 (MC teŋ, teŋ^X))
鞓:
(MC reading: 鞓 (MC tʰeŋ))
頳:
(MC reading: 頳)
顁:
(MC reading: 顁 (MC teŋ^H))
飣:
(MC reading: 飣 (MC teŋ^H))
䰳:
(MC reading: 䰳)
鼮:
(MC reading: 鼮 (MC deŋ))
鼱:
(MC reading: 鼱 (MC t͡siᴇŋ))

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 37.
국제퇴계학회 대구경북지부 (國際退溪學會大邱慶北支部) (2007). Digital Hanja Dictionary, 전자사전／電子字典.