녕

• IPA^(key)[ɲjʌ̹ŋ]
• Phonetic Hangul[녕]

녕 • (nyeong)

1. A Hangul syllabic block made up of ㄴ, ㅕ, and ㅇ.

Sino-Korean word from 寧

녕 • (nyeong) (hanja 寧)

1. (North Korea, Yanbian dialect) peace

• 영 (寧, yeong) (South Korea)

In South Korea, the original Sino-Korean reading 녕 (nyeong) is used when the hanja 영 (寧, yeong) is not part of the first syllable of a Sino-Korean compound word.

Korean reading of various Chinese characters.

녕 (nyeong)

1. 寧: peace

   (eumhun reading: 편안할 녕 (pyeonanhal nyeong), MC reading: 寧 (MC neŋ))

2. 獰:

   (MC reading: 獰 (MC ɳˠæŋ))

3. 佞:

   (MC reading: 佞 (MC neŋ^H))

4. 儜:

   (MC reading: 儜 (MC ɳˠɛŋ))

5. 嚀:

   (MC reading: 嚀 (MC neŋ))

6. 濘:

   (MC reading: 濘 (MC neŋ^X, nei^H, neŋ^H))

7. 寗: Alternative form of 寧

   (MC reading: 寗 (MC neŋ^H))

• 영 (yeong) (South Korea)

In South Korea, the hanja above are read as 영 (yeong) when used as a single word or as the first syllable of a Sino-Korean compound. However, the reading 녕 (nyeong) is retained when the hanja is not part of the first syllable of a Sino-Korean compound. This is known as 두음 법칙 (頭音法則, dueum beopchik).

• Supreme Court of the Republic of Korea (대한민국 대법원, Daehanmin-guk daebeobwon) (2015). Table of Hanja for Personal Names (인명용한자표, inmyeong-yonghanjapyo).