천

천 U+CC9C, 천
HANGUL SYLLABLE CEON
Composition:ㅊ + ㅓ + ㄴ
← 첛
[U+CC9B] 		Hangul Syllables 첝 →
[U+CC9D]
처척첚첛천첝첞
첟철첡첢첣첤첥
첦첧첨첩첪첫첬
청첮첯첰첱첲첳
챼 ←→ 체

Korean

Etymology 1

Of native Korean origin.

Pronunciation
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [t͡ɕʰɘ(ː)n]
  • Phonetic hangul: [천(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?cheon
Revised Romanization (translit.)?cheon
McCune–Reischauer?ch'ŏn
Yale Romanization?chēn

Noun

천 • (cheon)

  1. cloth; fabric

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 千 (“thousand”), from the Middle Korean reading 쳔 (Yale: chyèn), from Middle Chinese 千 (MC t͡sʰen).

Pronunciation
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?cheon
Revised Romanization (translit.)?cheon
McCune–Reischauer?ch'ŏn
Yale Romanization?chen

Numeral

천 • (cheon) (hanja 千)

  1. thousand
Derived terms

Etymology 3

Sino-Korean word from 天 (“sky, heaven”), from the Middle Korean reading 텬 (Yale: thyèn), from Middle Chinese 天 (MC tʰen).

Pronunciation
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?cheon
Revised Romanization (translit.)?cheon
McCune–Reischauer?ch'ŏn
Yale Romanization?chen

Noun

천 • (cheon) (hanja 天)

  1. sky; heavens
    Synonym: 하늘 (haneul)
    Antonym: 땅 (ttang)
  2. Godhead
  3. tao; nature; natural laws
  4. (Buddhism) the upper heavenly world over the earthly human world where the heavenly king and heavenly people are supposed to live.
Derived terms
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