익

• IPA^(key)[ik̚]
• Phonetic Hangul[익]

익 • (ik)

1. A Hangul syllabic block made up of ㅇ, ㅣ, and ㄱ.

Korean reading of various Chinese characters.

익 (ik)

1. 益: to add; to be more than

   (eumhun reading: 더할 익 (deohal ik), MC reading: 益 (MC ʔiᴇk̚))

2. 翼:

   (MC reading: 翼 (MC jɨk̚))

3. 翊:

   (MC reading: 翊 (MC jɨk̚))

4. 瀷:

   (MC reading: 瀷 (MC jɨk̚))

5. 謚:

   (MC reading: 謚 (MC ʔiᴇk̚))

6. 翌:

   (MC reading: 翌 (MC jɨk̚))

7. 熤:

   (MC reading: 熤)

8. 弋:

   (MC reading: 弋 (MC jɨk̚))

9. 鷁:

   (MC reading: 鷁 (MC ŋek̚))

South Korean reading of various Chinese characters, originally 닉 (nik).

익 (ik)

1. (South Korea) 匿: to hide

   (eumhun reading: 숨쉴 익 (sumswil ik), MC reading: 匿 (MC ɳɨk̚))

2. (South Korea) 溺: to drown

   (eumhun reading: 빠질 익 (ppajil ik), MC reading: 溺 (MC ȵɨɐk̚, nek̚))

• 닉 (nik) (North Korea, Yanbian dialect)

In South Korea, the original Sino-Korean reading 닉 (nik) is used if the hanja is not part of the first syllable of a Sino-Korean compound word. The change in reading from 닉 (nik) to 익 (ik) is known as 두음 법칙 (頭音法則, dueum beopchik).

• Supreme Court of the Republic of Korea (대한민국 대법원, Daehanmin-guk daebeobwon) (2018). Table of Hanja for Personal Names (인명용한자표／人名用漢字表, inmyeong-yonghanjapyo).