한중

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 韓中.

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	Hanjung
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	Hanjung
McCune–Reischauer?	Hanjung
Yale Romanization?	hān.cwung

Proper noun

한중 • (Hanjung) (hanja 韓中)

1. South Korea and China; (attributively) Sino-Korean

   한중 관계 ― hanjung gwan'gye ― China-Korea relations

Usage notes

The most widely used Korean country abbreviations generally follow a specific order.

• The abbreviation for "Korea", 한 (韓, han) in the South and 조 (朝, jo) in the North, always comes first.

  한중관계 ― hanjunggwan'gye ― China-South Korean relations

  조일관계 ― joilgwan'gye ― Japan-North Korea relations

• The above rule also applies to abbreviated forms of historical Korean dynasties: 나 (羅, na) for Silla, 여 (麗, yeo) for Goryeo, and 조 (朝, jo) for Joseon.

  나당관계 ― nadanggwan'gye ― Silla-Tang relations

• 중 (中, jung), the abbreviation for China, comes before 일 (日, il), the abbreviation for Japan.

  중일관계 ― jung'ilgwan'gye ― Sino-Japanese relations

• In South Korea, 미 (美, mi), the abbreviation for the United States, usually comes before 중 (中, jung, “China”). In North Korea, the opposite is the case, and the hancha for 미 (mi) is 米 instead.

  미중관계 ― mijunggwan'gye ― Sino-American relations

• Other abbreviations, such as 불 (佛, bul) for France or 러 (reo) for Russia, usually come after these four.

  한미중일러 ― hanmijung'illeo ― South Korea, United States, China, Japan, and Russia