친

친

친 U+CE5C, 친 HANGUL SYLLABLE CIN Composition: ㅊ + ㅣ + ㄴ ← 칛 [U+CE5B] Hangul Syllables 칝 → [U+CE5D]

치칙칚칛친칝칞 칟칠칡칢칣칤칥 칦칧침칩칪칫칬 칭칮칯칰칱칲칳
츼 ←	→ 카

Korean

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 親 (親).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕʰin]
• Phonetic hangul: [친]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	chin
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	chin
McCune–Reischauer?	ch'in
Yale Romanization?	chin

Prefix

친— • (chin-) (hanja 親)

1. (related) by blood

   친부모 (親父母) ― biological parents

2. of the paternal side of the family

   친삼촌 (親三寸) ― paternal uncle

   Antonym: 외(外) (oe-, “maternal side”)

3. pro-; in favour of

   친미 (親美) ― pro-USA

   Antonym: 반(反) (ban-, “anti-; against”)

Derived terms

• See the hanja entry at 親 (親) for Sino-Korean compounds of 친 (親, chin).

Etymology 2

Korean reading of various Chinese characters.

Syllable

친 (chin)

Extended content
親 (親): (MC reading: 親 (MC t͡sʰiɪn, t͡sʰiɪnH)) 櫬 (櫬): (MC reading: 櫬 (MC t͡ʃʰɪnH)) 襯 (襯): (MC reading: 襯 (MC t͡ʃʰɪnH)) 嚫 (嚫): (MC reading: 嚫 (MC t͡ʃʰɪnH)) 齔 (齔): (MC reading: 齔 (MC t͡ʃʰɪnX, t͡ʃʰɪnH))

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).