면

See also: -면

면 U+BA74, 면 HANGUL SYLLABLE MYEON Composition: ㅁ + ㅕ + ㄴ ← 멳 [U+BA73] Hangul Syllables 멵 → [U+BA75]

며멱멲멳면멵멶 멷멸멹멺멻멼멽 멾멿몀몁몂몃몄 명몆몇몈몉몊몋
메 ←	→ 몌

Korean

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 綿.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [mjʌ̹n]
• Phonetic hangul: [면]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	myeon
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	myeon
McCune–Reischauer?	myŏn
Yale Romanization?	myen

Noun

면 • (myeon) (hanja 綿)

1. cotton (both the fiber and the cloth)

   Hypernym: 천 (cheon)

Derived terms

• See the hanja entry at 綿 for Sino-Korean compounds of 면 (綿, myeon).

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 麵.

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	myeon
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	myeon
McCune–Reischauer?	myŏn
Yale Romanization?	myēn

Noun

면 • (myeon) (hanja 麵/麪)

1. noodles

   Synonym: 국수 (guksu)

Derived terms

• See the hanja entry at 麵 for Sino-Korean compounds of 면 (麵, myeon).

Etymology 3

Sino-Korean word from 面.

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	myeon
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	myeon
McCune–Reischauer?	myŏn
Yale Romanization?	myēn

Noun

면 • (myeon) (hanja 面)

1. side; aspect

   나는 항상 긍정적인 면을 보려고 한다.

   na-neun hangsang geungjeongjeog-in myeon-eul boryeogo handa.

   I always try to look on the positive side.

2. (government) township

   (Administrative divisions of South Korea) 리(里) (ri), 동(洞) (dong), 면(面) (myeon), 읍(邑) (eup), 구(區) (gu), 군(郡) (gun), 시(市) (si), 도(道) (do)

Derived terms

• See the hanja entry at 面 for Sino-Korean compounds of 면 (面, myeon).