Korean word

영

Pronunciation

Romanizationyeong

Meaning

  • numeralzero

Example

제 전화번호는 영으로 시작해요.che cheon hwa beon ho neun yeong eu ro si ja kae yo

My phone number starts with zero.

Illustration for 영 (zero)

More examples

기온이 영도가 되었어요.ki o ni yeong do ga toe eo sseo yo

The temperature reached zero degrees.

Core concept

The value zero, used when a number has no amount or a place has no value.

Common phrases

  • 영으로 시작yeong eu ro si jak

    start with zero

  • 영점을 받다yeong jeo meul pat tta

    get a zero

  • 영을 기록하다yeong eul ki ro ka da

    record zero

Similar words

공kong: Zero pronounced aloud while reporting digits in order.
제로chero: A borrowed English term meaning that the amount is zero.

Definition in Korean

수사로서 수량이 전혀 없음을 표시하는 말로 자리수 표기나 소수 표기에 자주 사용됨su sa ro seo su ryang i cheon hyeo eop sseu meul pyo si ha neun mal lo cha ri su pyo gi na so su pyo gi e cha ju sa yong doem

Word origin

The Korean word 영 (yeong, "zero") developed from the Sino-Korean reading of the Chinese character for zero.

Usage tips

  • The same zero can have different Korean readings by context, and this one is common in decimals and formal number expressions.

Related words

  • 영점yeongjeomzero pointnoun
  • 영도yeongdozero degreesnoun

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