Hanja Analyzer
衷

衷 — chung

Meaning and reading as used in Korean (hanja).

Korean reading
속마음 충
Romanization
chung
English
heart, from bottom of one's heart
Mandarin
zhōng
Japanese on'yomi
チュウ, チュ
Japanese kun'yomi
うち まごころ
Japanese usage
Jōyō kanji
School grade
Secondary (Jōyō)
Newspaper frequency
#2,229 of 2,500
Strokes
10
Radical
衣 (145, 4 residual)
Phonetic component
中(충)
Unicode
U+8877

How 衷 was formed

Traditional analysis treats 衷 as a phonetic-semantic compound involving 衣, 中.

Korean example words with 衷

  • 성충聖衷 Korean gloss: 임금의 뜻
  • 연충淵衷 Korean gloss: 깊은 속마음
  • 충간衷懇 Korean gloss: 충심으로 간청함
  • 고충苦衷 Korean gloss: 괴로운 심정이나 사정
  • 신충宸衷 Korean gloss: 임금의 마음이나 고충
  • 충정衷情 Korean gloss: 마음에서 우러나오는 참된 정
  • 충심衷心 Korean gloss: 마음속에서 우러나는 참된 마음
  • 충곡衷曲 Korean gloss: 여러 가지로 생각하는 마음의 깊은 속. 흔히 간절하고 애틋한 마음을 이른다
  • 절충되다折衷 Korean gloss: 서로 다른 사물이나 의견, 관점 따위가 알맞게 조절되어 서로 잘 어울리게 되다
  • 절충안折衷案 Korean gloss: 두 가지 이상의 안을 서로 보충하여 알맞게 조절한 안
  • 절충점折衷點 Korean gloss: 서로 다른 의견 따위를 알맞게 조절하여 일치를 보게 된 지점
  • 심충深衷 Korean gloss: 깊은 속마음.

Definitions from Woorimalsam, National Institute of Korean Language (CC BY-SA 2.0 KR)

Japanese words with 衷

  • 折衷せっちゅう compromise; cross; blending
  • 衷心ちゅうしん innermost feelings
  • 和洋折衷わようせっちゅう blending of Japanese and Western styles
  • 苦衷くちゅう distress; anguish; mental suffering
  • 衷情ちゅうじょう true heart; inner feelings
  • 微衷びちゅう one's innermost thoughts (feelings)
  • 折衷案せっちゅうあん compromise proposal
  • 折衷尺せっちゅうじゃく compromised shaku (compromise between the Kyōhō shaku and the Matashirō shaku; approx. 30.3 cm)
  • 折衷主義せっちゅうしゅぎ eclecticism
  • 雅俗折衷がぞくせっちゅう blending of the classical and colloquial styles
  • 和衷協同わちゅうきょうどう harmonious cooperation; close cooperation

Characters sharing the phonetic 中

Most Han characters pair a meaning part with a sound part. Characters sharing a sound part are usually read alike. Most of this group are read “충” in Korean.

Other hanja read “충”

Other hanja with radical 衣

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