진화

Korean

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈt͡ɕi(ː)nβwa̠]
• Phonetic hangul: [진(ː)화]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	jinhwa
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	jinhwa
McCune–Reischauer?	chinhwa
Yale Romanization?	cīn.hwa

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 進化.

Noun

Derived verbs

Active	진화하다
Passive	진화되다

진화 • (jinhwa) (hanja 進化)

1. progress, development; (biology) evolution

   Antonym: 퇴화(退化) (toehwa, “degeneration; retrogression”)

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 鎭火.

Noun

Derived verbs

Active	진화하다
Passive	진화되다

진화 • (jinhwa) (hanja 鎭火)

1. (literally, figuratively) extinguishing/putting out fire