동

동 U+B3D9, 동
HANGUL SYLLABLE DONG
Composition:ㄷ + ㅗ + ㅇ
← 돘
[U+B3D8] 		Hangul Syllables 돚 →
[U+B3DA]
도독돆돇돈돉돊
돋돌돍돎돏돐돑
돒돓돔돕돖돗돘
동돚돛돜돝돞돟
뎨 ←→ 돠

Korean

Pronunciation
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?dong
Revised Romanization (translit.)?dong
McCune–Reischauer?tong
Yale Romanization?tong

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 冬 (“winter”).

Noun

동 • (dong) (hanja 冬)

  1. winter
    Synonym: 겨울 (gyeoul)

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 洞.

Pronunciation
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [to̞(ː)ŋ]
  • Phonetic hangul: [동(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?dong
Revised Romanization (translit.)?dong
McCune–Reischauer?tong
Yale Romanization?tōng

Noun

동 • (dong) (hanja 洞)

  1. neighborhood
    (Administrative divisions of South Korea) 리(里) (ri), 동(洞) (dong), 면(面) (myeon), 읍(邑) (eup), 구(區) (gu), 군(郡) (gun), 시(市) (si), 도(道) (do)

Etymology 3

Sino-Korean word from 東 (“east”).

Noun

동 • (dong) (hanja 東)

  1. east
Synonyms
Coordinate terms
  • (compass points)
서북(西北) (seobuk)
북서(北西) (bukseo)		 북(北) (buk) 동북(東北) (dongbuk)
북동(北東) (bukdong)
서(西) (seo) 동(東) (dong)
서남(西南) (seonam)
남서(南西) (namseo)		 남(南) (nam) 동남(東南) (dongnam)
남동(南東) (namdong)

Etymology 4

Sino-Korean word from 銅 (“copper”).

Noun

동 • (dong) (hanja 銅)

  1. copper

Etymology 5

Sino-Korean word from 銅 (“copper”), borrowed from Vietnamese đồng.

Noun

동 • (dong) (hanja 銅)

  1. dong, the currency of Vietnam
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