연

연 U+C5F0, 연
HANGUL SYLLABLE YEON
Composition:ㅇ + ㅕ + ㄴ
← 엯
[U+C5EF] 		Hangul Syllables 엱 →
[U+C5F1]
여역엮엯연엱엲
엳열엵엶엷엸엹
엺엻염엽엾엿였
영옂옃옄옅옆옇
에 ←→ 예

Korean

Pronunciation
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?yeon
Revised Romanization (translit.)?yeon
McCune–Reischauer?yŏn
Yale Romanization?yen

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 年 (年, “year”)

Noun

연 • (yeon) (hanja 年)

  1. (South Korea) year
Usage notes

The original Sino-Korean reading 년 (nyeon) is used when the hanja 연 (年, yeon) is not part of the first syllable of a Sino-Korean compound word.

Alternative forms
  • 년 (年, nyeon) (North Korea, Yanbian dialect)
Derived terms
  • 년 (年, nyeon) (used as a counter)

Etymology 2

Korean reading of various Chinese characters.

Syllable

연 (yeon)

Extended content
  1. 然 (然):
    (MC reading: 然 (MC ȵiᴇn))
  2. 煙 (煙):
    (MC reading: 煙 (MC ʔen))
  3. 硏 (硏):
    (MC reading: 硏 (MC ŋen))
  4. 延 (延):
    (MC reading: 延 (MC jiᴇn, jiᴇnH))
  5. 燃 (燃):
    (MC reading: 燃 (MC ȵiᴇn))
  6. 燕 (燕):
    (MC reading: 燕 (MC ʔen, ʔenH))
  7. 沿 (沿):
    (MC reading: 沿 (MC jiuᴇn))
  8. 鉛 (鉛):
    (MC reading: 鉛 (MC jiuᴇn))
  9. 宴 (宴):
    (MC reading: 宴 (MC ʔenX, ʔenH))
  10. 軟 (軟):
    (MC reading: 軟 (MC ȵiuᴇnX))
  11. 演 (演):
    (MC reading: 演 (MC jiᴇnX))
  12. 緣 (緣):
    (MC reading: 緣 (MC jiuᴇn))
  13. 衍 (衍):
    (MC reading: 衍 (MC jiᴇnX, jiᴇnH))
  14. 淵 (淵):
    (MC reading: 淵 (MC ʔwen))
  15. 姸 (姸):
    (MC reading: 姸)
  16. 娟 (娟):
    (MC reading: 娟 (MC ʔiuᴇn))
  17. 涓 (涓):
    (MC reading: 涓 (MC kwen))
  18. 沇 (沇):
    (MC reading: 沇 (MC jiuᴇnX))
  19. 筵 (筵):
    (MC reading: 筵 (MC jiᴇn))
  20. 瑌 (瑌):
    (MC reading: 瑌 (MC ȵiuᴇn, ȵiuᴇnX))
  21. 娫 (娫):
    (MC reading: 娫)
  22. 嚥 (嚥):
    (MC reading: 嚥 (MC ʔenH))
  23. 堧 (堧):
    (MC reading: 堧 (MC ȵiuᴇn, nuɑH))
  24. 捐 (捐):
    (MC reading: 捐 (MC jiuᴇn))
  25. 挻 (挻):
    (MC reading: 挻 (MC ɕiᴇn))
  26. 椽 (椽):
    (MC reading: 椽 (MC ɖˠiuᴇn))
  27. 涎 (涎):
    (MC reading: 涎 (MC ziᴇn, jiᴇnH))
  28. 縯 (縯):
    (MC reading: 縯 (MC jiɪnX, jiᴇnX))
  29. 鳶 (鳶): kite
    (MC reading: 鳶 (MC jiuᴇn))
  30. 硯 (硯):
    (MC reading: 硯 (MC ŋenH))
  31. 曣 (曣):
    (MC reading: 曣)
  32. 㜣 (㜣):
    (MC reading: 㜣 (MC ȵiᴇn, ɕiᴇnX, nenH))
  33. 醼 (醼):
    (MC reading: 醼 (MC ʔenH))
  34. 兗 (兗):
    (MC reading: 兗)
  35. 嬿 (嬿):
    (MC reading: 嬿 (MC ʔenX, ʔenH))
  36. 莚 (莚):
    (MC reading: 莚 (MC jiᴇn, jiᴇnH))
  37. 瓀 (瓀):
    (MC reading: 瓀)
  38. 均 (均):
    (MC reading: 均 (MC kiuɪn))
  39. 戭 (戭):
    (MC reading: 戭 (MC jiɪnX, jiᴇnX))
  40. 囦 (囦):
    (MC reading: 囦 (MC ʔwen))
  41. 埏 (埏):
    (MC reading: 埏 (MC jiᴇn, ɕiᴇn))
  42. 悁 (悁):
    (MC reading: 悁 (MC ʔiuᴇn))
  43. 掾 (掾):
    (MC reading: 掾 (MC jiuᴇnH))
  44. 櫞 (櫞):
    (MC reading: 櫞 (MC jiuᴇn))
  45. 渷 (渷):
    (MC reading: 渷 (MC jiuᴇnX))
  46. 臙 (臙):
    (MC reading: 臙)
  47. 蜵 (蜵):
    (MC reading: 蜵)
  48. 蠕 (蠕):
    (MC reading: 蠕)
  49. 讌 (讌):
    (MC reading: 讌 (MC ʔenH))
  50. 烟 (烟): Alternative form of 煙 (煙)
    (MC reading: 烟 (MC ʔiɪn, ʔen))
  51. 渊 (渊): Alternative form of 淵 (淵)
    (MC reading: 渊)
  52. 兖 (兖): Alternative form of 兗 (兗)
    (MC reading: 兖 (MC jiuᴇnX))
  53. 妍 (妍): Alternative form of 姸 (姸)
    (MC reading: 妍 (MC ŋen))
  54. 姢 (姢): Alternative form of 娟 (娟)
    (MC reading: 姢)
  55. 輭 (輭): Alternative form of 軟 (軟)
    (MC reading: 輭 (MC ȵiuᴇnX))
  56. 䂩 (䂩): Alternative form of 硯 (硯)
    (MC reading: 䂩)
  57. 偄 (偄):
    (MC reading: 偄 (MC ȵiuᴇnX, nuɑnH))
  58. 唌 (唌): to accuse
    (eumhun reading: 참소할 연 (chamsohal yeon))
    (MC reading: 唌 (MC dɑn))
  59. 嘫 (嘫):
    (MC reading: 嘫 (MC ɳˠɛn))
  60. 噮 (噮):
    (MC reading: 噮 (MC ʔwenH))
  61. 羨 (羨):
    (MC reading: 羨 (MC jiɪ, ziᴇnH, jiᴇnH))
  62. 豣 (豣):
    (MC reading: 豣)
  63. 鷰 (鷰):
    (MC reading: 鷰 (MC ʔenH))

Etymology 3

South Korean reading of various Chinese characters, originally 련 (ryeon).

Syllable

연 (yeon)

  1. (South Korea) 連 (連):
    (MC reading: 連 (MC liᴇn))
  2. (South Korea) 練 (練):
    (MC reading: 練 (MC lenH))
  3. (South Korea) 鍊 (鍊):
    (MC reading: 鍊 (MC lenH))
  4. (South Korea) 憐 (憐):
    (MC reading: 憐 (MC len))
  5. (South Korea) 聯 (聯):
    (MC reading: 聯 (MC liᴇn))
  6. (South Korea) 戀 (戀):
    (MC reading: 戀 (MC liuᴇnH))
  7. (South Korea) 蓮 (蓮):
    (MC reading: 蓮 (MC len, liᴇnX))
  8. (South Korea) 煉 (煉):
    (MC reading: 煉)
  9. (South Korea) 璉 (璉):
    (MC reading: 璉 (MC liᴇnX))
  10. (South Korea) 攣 (攣):
    (MC reading: 攣 (MC liuᴇn))
  11. (South Korea) 漣 (漣):
    (MC reading: 漣 (MC liᴇn, liᴇnH))
  12. (South Korea) 輦 (輦):
    (MC reading: 輦 (MC liᴇnX))
  13. (South Korea) 孌 (孌):
    (MC reading: 孌 (MC liuᴇnX, liuᴇnH))
  14. (South Korea) 𨏶 (𨏶):
    (MC reading: 𨏶)
  15. (South Korea) 楝 (楝):
    (MC reading: 楝 (MC lenH))
  16. (South Korea) 湅 (湅):
    (MC reading: 湅 (MC lenH))
  17. (South Korea) 臠 (臠):
    (MC reading: 臠 (MC luɑn, liuᴇnX))
  18. (South Korea) 鏈 (鏈):
    (MC reading: 鏈 (MC ʈʰˠiᴇn, liᴇn))
  19. (South Korea) 鰊 (鰊):
    (MC reading: 鰊 (MC lenH))
  20. (South Korea) 鰱 (鰱):
    (MC reading: 鰱 (MC liᴇn))
  21. (South Korea) 僆 (僆):
    (MC reading: 僆 (MC liᴇnX, lenH))
  22. (South Korea) 嗹 (嗹):
    (MC reading: 嗹 (MC len))
  23. (South Korea) 怜 (怜):
    (MC reading: 怜 (MC len, leŋ))
  24. (South Korea) 揀 (揀):
    (MC reading: 揀 (MC kˠɛnX, lenH))
  25. (South Korea) 聮 (聮):
    (MC reading: 聮)
Usage notes

In South Korea, the original Sino-Korean reading 련 (ryeon) is used if the hanja is not part of the first syllable of a Sino-Korean compound word. The change in reading from 련 (ryeon) to 연 (yeon) is known as 두음 법칙 (頭音法則, dueum beopchik).

Alternative forms
  • 련 (ryeon) (North Korea, Yanbian dialect)

Etymology 4

South Korean reading of various Chinese characters, originally 년 (nyeon).

Syllable

연 (yeon)

  1. (South Korea) 年 (年):
    (MC reading: 年 (MC nen))
  2. (South Korea) 撚 (撚):
    (MC reading: 撚 (MC nenX))
  3. (South Korea) 碾 (碾):
    (MC reading: 碾 (MC ɳˠiᴇnH))
  4. (South Korea) 秊 (秊): Alternative form of 年 (年)
    (MC reading: 秊 (MC nen))
Usage notes

In South Korea, the original Sino-Korean reading 년 (nyeon) is used if the hanja is not part of the first syllable of a Sino-Korean compound word. The change in reading from 년 (nyeon) to 연 (yeon) is known as 두음 법칙 (頭音法則, dueum beopchik).

Alternative forms
  • 년 (nyeon) (North Korea, Yanbian dialect)

References
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