청

청 U+CCAD, 청 HANGUL SYLLABLE CEONG Composition: ㅊ + ㅓ + ㅇ ← 첬 [U+CCAC] Hangul Syllables 첮 → [U+CCAE]

처척첚첛천첝첞 첟철첡첢첣첤첥 첦첧첨첩첪첫첬 청첮첯첰첱첲첳
챼 ←	→ 체

Korean

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕʰʌ̹ŋ]
• Phonetic hangul: [청]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	cheong
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	cheong
McCune–Reischauer?	ch'ŏng
Yale Romanization?	cheng

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 請 (“request”).

Noun

청 • (cheong) (hanja 請)

1. request

Derived terms

• 청(請)하다 (cheonghada)

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 淸 (“Qing; clear”).

Noun

청 • (cheong) (hanja 淸)

1. Qing dynasty
2. clear, pure, clean
3. (obsolete) honey
4. cheong (fruit syrup)

Synonyms

• (Qing dynasty): 청나라 (Cheongnara)
• (Qing dynasty): 대청국(大淸國) (Daecheongguk)

Derived terms

• 매실청 (梅實淸, maesilcheong, “plum syrup”)
• 조청 (造淸, jocheong, “liquid yeot”)

Etymology 3

Sino-Korean word from 廳 (“hall; office”).

Noun

청 • (cheong) (hanja 廳)

1. administrative headquarter

Etymology 4

Sino-Korean word from 靑.

Noun

청 • (cheong) (hanja 靑)

1. blue

Synonyms

• 청색 (靑色, cheongsaek)