녕

녕 U+B155, 녕 HANGUL SYLLABLE NYEONG Composition: ㄴ + ㅕ + ㅇ ← 녔 [U+B154] Hangul Syllables 녖 → [U+B156]

녀녁녂녃년녅녆 녇녈녉녊녋녌녍 녎녏념녑녒녓녔 녕녖녗녘녙녚녛
네 ←	→ 녜

Korean

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ɲʌ̹ŋ]
• Phonetic hangul: [녕]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	nyeong
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	nyeong
McCune–Reischauer?	nyŏng
Yale Romanization?	nyeng

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 寧

Noun

녕 • (nyeong) (hanja 寧)

1. (North Korea, Yanbian) peace

Usage notes

In South Korea, the original Sino-Korean reading 녕 (nyeong) is used when the hanja 영 (寧, yeong) is not part of the first syllable of a Sino-Korean compound word.

Alternative forms

• 영 (寧, yeong) (South Korea)

Derived terms

(hanja as first syllable):

• 영일/녕일 (寧日, yeong'il/nyeong'il)

(second syllable onwards):

• 안녕 (安寧, annyeong, “peace, tranquility, wellness; hello”)

Etymology 2

Korean reading of various Chinese characters.

Syllable

녕 • (nyeong)

1. 寧: peace

   (eumhun reading: 편안할 녕 (pyeonanhal nyeong))
   (MC reading: 寧 (MC neng))

2. 獰:

   (MC reading: 獰 (MC nraeng))

3. 佞:

   (MC reading: 佞 (MC nengH))

4. 儜:

   (MC reading: 儜 (MC nreang))

5. 嚀:

   (MC reading: 嚀 (MC neng))

6. 濘:

   (MC reading: 濘 (MC nengX|nejH|nengH))

7. 寗: Alternative form of 寧

   (MC reading: 寗 (MC nengH))

Usage notes

In South Korea, the hanja above are read as 영 (yeong) when used as a single word or as the first syllable of a Sino-Korean compound. However, the reading 녕 (nyeong) is retained when the hanja is not part of the first syllable of a Sino-Korean compound. This is known as 두음 법칙 (頭音法則, dueum beopchik).

Alternative forms

• 영 (yeong) (South Korea)

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).