Korean Pronunciation of Chinese Characters245
Korean and Chinese share a long history of cultural exchange, and as a result, many Korean words are derived from Chinese characters. However, the pronunciation of these characters in Korean can be quite different from their pronunciation in Chinese.
The following table provides a guide to the pronunciation of Chinese characters in Korean. The first column lists the Chinese character, the second column gives the Korean reading, and the third column gives the approximate pronunciation in English.| Chinese Character | Korean Reading | Approximate Pronunciation in English |
|---|---|---|
| 一 | 일 | il |
| 二 | 이 | i |
| 三 | 삼 | sam |
| 四 | 사 | sa |
| 五 | 오 | o |
| 六 | 육 | yuk |
| 七 | 칠 | chil |
| 八 | 팔 | pal |
| 九 | 구 | gu |
| 十 | 십 | sip |
| 百 | 백 | baek |
| 千 | 천 | cheon |
| 万 | 만 | man |
| 亿 | 억 | eok |
| 人 | 인 | in |
| 口 | 구 | gu |
| 手 | 수 | su |
| 足 | 족 | jok |
| 山 | 산 | san |
| 水 | 수 | su |
| 火 | 화 | hwa |
| 木 | 목 | mok |
| 金 | 금 | geum |
| 土 | 토 | to |
| 日 | 일 | il |
| 月 | 월 | wol |
| 星 | 별 | byeol |
| 天 | 천 | cheon |
| 地 | 지 | ji |
| 风 | 풍 | pung |
| 雨 | 우 | u |
| 雪 | 설 | seol |
| 云 | 구름 | geureom |
| 雷 | 천둥 | cheondong |
| 电 | 번개 | beonggae |
| 光 | 빛 | bit |
| 热 | 더움 | deoum |
| 冷 | 추움 | chuum |
| 大 | 크다 | keuda |
| 小 | 작다 | jakda |
| 高 | 키 크다 | ki keuda |
| 低 | 키 작다 | ki jakda |
| 长 | 긴 | gin |
| 短 | 짧다 | jjalbta |
| 宽 | 넓다 | neolpta |
| 窄 | 좁다 | jobta |
| 厚 | 두껍다 | dudgeobta |
| 薄 | 얇다 | yeolpta |
| 重 | 무겁다 | mugeobta |
| 轻 | 가볍다 | gabyeobta |
| 硬 | 단단하다 | dandanhada |
| 软 | 부드럽다 | budeureobda |
| 滑 | 미끄럽다 | mikkeureobda |
| 粗 | 거칠다 | geochilda |
| 细 | 가늘다 | ganeulda |
| 白 | 하얀색 | hayansek |
| 黑 | 검은색 | geomneunsek |
| 红 | 빨간색 | ppalggansek |
| 绿 | 초록색 | choloksek |
| 蓝 | 파란색 | palansek |
| 黄 | 노란색 | noransek |
| 紫 | 보라색 | borasek |
| 灰 | 회색 | hoesek |
| 绿 | 초록색 | choloksek |
| 蓝 | 파란색 | palansek |
| 黄 | 노란색 | noransek |
| 紫 | 보라색 | borasek |
| 灰 | 회색 | hoesek |
2024-11-15
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