Hanja Analyzer
雋

雋 — jun, jeon

Meaning and reading as used in Korean (hanja).

Korean reading
영특할 준, 살질 전
Romanization
jun, jeon
English
superior, outstanding, talented
Mandarin
juàn
Japanese on'yomi
シュン, セン, スイ, シン
Japanese kun'yomi
すぐ.れる
Japanese usage
Not on either list
Strokes
12
Radical
隹 (172, 5 residual)
Phonetic component
隹
Unicode
U+96CB

How 雋 was formed

Traditional analysis treats 雋 as a ideographic compound involving 隹, 弓.

Korean example words with 雋

  • 전영雋永 Korean gloss: 살져 맛이 좋은 고기라는 뜻으로, 의미심장하여 깊은 뜻이 있음을 이르는 말.
  • 준철하다雋哲 Korean gloss: 뛰어나게 슬기롭고 현명하다.
  • 준선하다雋選 Korean gloss: 사람을 고를 때에, 그 재능의 표준을 높여서 뽑다. 재주가 뛰어난 사람을 뽑는 일을 이른다.

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

Characters sharing the phonetic 隹

Most Han characters pair a meaning part with a sound part. Characters sharing a sound part are usually read alike.

Other hanja read “준”

Other hanja with radical 隹

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