韓國

Chinese

		puteal Han Samhan	state realm
trad. (韓國)		韓	國
simp. (韩国)		韩	国
2nd round simp.		⿰车卜国

Etymology

“Korea”

See Korean 한국(韓國) (Han'guk).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): Hánguó

  (Zhuyin): ㄏㄢˊ ㄍㄨㄛˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): hon⁴ gwok³
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): Hòn-koet
• Eastern Min (BUC): Hàng-guók
• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): Hân-kok

  (Teochew, Peng'im): hang⁵ gog⁴

• Wu (Northern, Wugniu): ⁶ghoe-koq / ²ghoe-koq₇

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: Hánguó
    • Zhuyin: ㄏㄢˊ ㄍㄨㄛˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: Hánguó
    • Wade–Giles: Han²-kuo²
    • Yale: Hán-gwó
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Harngwo
    • Palladius: Ханьго (Xanʹgo)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /xän³⁵ ku̯ɔ³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: hon⁴ gwok³
    • Yale: hòhn gwok
    • Cantonese Pinyin: hon⁴ gwok⁸
    • Guangdong Romanization: hon⁴ guog³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /hɔːn²¹ kʷɔːk̚³/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: Hòn-koet
    • Hakka Romanization System: hon^ˇ gued^ˋ
    • Hagfa Pinyim: hon² gued⁵
    • Sinological IPA: /hon¹¹ ku̯et̚²/
• Eastern Min
  • (Fuzhou)
    • Bàng-uâ-cê: Hàng-guók
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /haŋ⁵³⁻²¹ ^(k-)ŋuɔʔ²⁴/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Hân-kok
    • Tâi-lô: Hân-kok
    • Phofsit Daibuun: hankog
    • IPA (Xiamen): /han²⁴⁻²² kɔk̚³²/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /han²⁴⁻²² kɔk̚⁵/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /han¹³⁻²² kɔk̚³²/
    • IPA (Taipei): /han²⁴⁻¹¹ kɔk̚³²/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /han²³⁻³³ kɔk̚³²/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: hang⁵ gog⁴
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: hâng kok
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /haŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ kok̚²/
• Wu
  • (Northern: Shanghai)
    • Wugniu: ⁶ghoe-koq
    • MiniDict: ghoe^去 koh
    • Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ³hhoe-koq
    • Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /ɦø²² koʔ⁴⁴/
  • (Northern: Suzhou)
    • Wugniu: ²ghoe-koq₇
    • MiniDict: ghoe^平 koh^入
    • Sinological IPA (Suzhou): /ɦø²² koʔ³³/

Proper noun

韓國

1. (chiefly Mainland China, increasingly in Hong Kong) South Korea (a country in East Asia)

   韓國燒酒／韩国烧酒  ―  hánguó shāojiǔ  ―  soju

2. (chiefly Taiwan, Hong Kong) Korea (two countries in East Asia, North Korea and South Korea)
3. (historical) Han, a minor state that existed during the Western Zhou Dynasty and was conquered in 757 BCE
4. (historical) Han, a state during the Warring States period that existed between 403 BCE and 230 BCE

Synonyms

• (South Korea):

Dialectal synonyms of 韓國 (“South Korea”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		韓國, 南韓, 南朝鮮 historical
Northeastern Mandarin	Taiwan	南韓
	Singapore	韓國, 南韓
Cantonese	Hong Kong	南韓, 韓國
Southern Min	Xiamen	韓國
	Quanzhou	韓國
	Zhangzhou	韓國

• • (full name): 大韓民國／大韩民国 (Dàhán Mínguó)
  • (uncommon, used by the KCNA, dated in Mainland China) 南朝鮮／南朝鲜 (Nán Cháoxiǎn)
• (Korea):
  • (Mainland China) 朝鮮／朝鲜 (Cháoxiǎn)
• (ancient state): 韓／韩 (Hán)

Derived terms

• 韓國人 / 韩国人 (hánguórén)
• 韓國學 / 韩国学 (hánguóxué)
• 韓國將棋 / 韩国将棋 (hánguó jiāngqí)
• 韓國泡菜 / 韩国泡菜 (Hánguó pàocài)
• 韓國第一共和國 / 韩国第一共和国 (Hánguó Dì-yī Gònghéguó)
• 韓國第三共和國 / 韩国第三共和国 (Hánguó Dì-sān Gònghéguó)
• 韓國第二共和國 / 韩国第二共和国 (Hánguó Dì'èr Gònghéguó)
• 韓國第五共和國 / 韩国第五共和国 (Hánguó Dì-wǔ Gònghéguó)
• 韓國第六共和國 / 韩国第六共和国 (Hánguó Dì-liù Gònghéguó)
• 韓國第四共和國 / 韩国第四共和国 (Hánguó Dì-sì Gònghéguó)
• 韓國語 / 韩国语 (Hánguóyǔ)
• 韓國象棋 / 韩国象棋 (hánguó xiàngqí)

Descendants

• → Zhuang: Hanzgoz

See also

• 朝鮮／朝鲜 (Cháoxiǎn, “Korea; North Korea”)
• 韓劇／韩剧 (hánjù)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
韓	國
かん Grade: S	こく Jinmeiyō
on'yomi

For pronunciation and definitions of 韓國 – see the following entry.

【韓国かんこく】 [proper noun] South Korea (a country in East Asia) [proper noun] (history, archaic) Korea (former empire in East Asia) (1897–1910) 【韓国からくに】 [proper noun] (archaic) Korea (an empire in East Asia; contemporary North Korea and South Korea) [proper noun] alternative form of 唐国 (Karakuni; Karakoku, “China”) Alternative spelling 唐國

(This term, 韓國, is the kyūjitai of the above term.)

Korean

Hanja in this term
韓	國

Proper noun

韓國 • (Han'guk) (hangeul 한국)

1. hanja form^? of 한국 (“Korea”)

Okinawan

Kanji in this term
韓	國
かん Grade: S	くく Jinmeiyō

Proper noun

韓(かん)國(くく) (Kankuku) 

1. Kyūjitai form of 韓国 (“South Korea”)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
韓	國

Proper noun

韓國

1. chữ Hán form of Hàn Quốc (“South Korea”).