삼성

Korean

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [sʰa̠msʰʌ̹ŋ]
• Phonetic hangul: [삼성]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	samseong
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	samseong
McCune–Reischauer?	samsŏng
Yale Romanization?	samseng

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 三聖, from 三 (“three”) + 聖 (“sage”). Literally "the Three Sages."

Proper noun

삼성 • (Samseong) (hanja 三聖)

1. Buddha, Jesus, and Confucius.
2. Buddha, Confucius, and Lao Tzu.
3. Various groupings of famous Chinese sages; frequently Lao Tzu, Confucius, and Yan Hui.
4. Hwanin, Hwanung, and Dangun, three key figures in the Dangun foundation myth.
5. Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle.

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 三省, from 三 (“three”) + 省 (“observation”)

Noun

삼성 • (samseong) (hanja 三省)

1. To introspect three times daily.

Synonyms

• 삼성오신 (三省吾身, samseong'osin)

Derived terms

• 삼성하다 (samseonghada, “to reflect thrice daily”)

Etymology 3

Sino-Korean word from 三星, from 三 (“three”) + 星 (“star”)

Proper noun

삼성 • (samseong) (hanja 三星) "tristar" or "three stars"

1. Samsung

See also

• Samsung Group on Wikipedia.Wikipedia