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U+CCD4, 쳔
HANGUL SYLLABLE CYEON
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[U+CCD3]
Hangul Syllables
[U+CCD5]




체 ←→ 쳬

Middle Korean

Etymology 1

From Early Mandarin (EM *t͡sʰjɛnᴸᴸ).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /t͡sʰjə̌n/, [t͡ɕʰə̌n]

Noun

쳔〯 (chyěn)

  1. money
    Synonym: 돈〯 (twǒn)
    • 1517, 飜譯老乞大(번역노걸대) [Beonyeok nogeoldae]:
      도즉ᄃᆞᆯ〮히〮 네의〮 쳔〯 이시며〮 쳔〯 업〯슨〮 주〮를〮 엇〯디〮 알〯리〮오〮
      twòcùk-tólh-í nè-y-úy chyěn ìsìmyé chyěn ěpsún cúl-úl ěstí ǎllíGwó
      How should the bandits know if you have money or not?

Etymology 2

From Middle Chinese (MC tshen).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /t͡sʰjə̀n/, [t͡ɕʰə̀n]

Numeral

(chyèn)

  1. thousand
    Synonym: 즈〮믄〮 (cúmún)
Descendants
  • Korean: (cheon)