Korean

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡ɕo̞ŋ/
• Phonetic hangeul: 종

Syllable

종 • ‎(jong)

1. A Hangul syllabic block made up of ㅈ, ㅗ, and ㅇ.

Etymology 2

Korean reading of various Chinese characters

Noun

종 • ‎(jong) ‎(hanja 種)

1. Kind or type.
2. (biology) Species.

Syllable

종 (jong)

1. 種:
2. 宗:
3. 綜:
4. 鐘:
5. 鍾:
6. 從:
7. 終:
8. 腫:
9. 縱:
10. 種:
11. 棕:
12. 淙:
13. 踵:
14. 倧:
15. 腫:
16. 悰:
17. 踪:

Etymology 3

First attested in the Hunmin jeongeum haerye (訓民正音解例 / 훈민정음해례), 1446, as 죠ᇰ (Yale: cyong).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ɕo̞ːŋ/
• Phonetic hangeul: 종:

Noun

종 • ‎(jong) ‎(hanja 種)

1. slave