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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

chung

/t͡ʃʌŋ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.42 in modern English

Syllables
chung
IPA
/t͡ʃʌŋ/
11
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A common surname from Korean.

name

A surname from Chinese.

Etymology

Romanization * From the McCune-Reischauer transliteration of Korean 정 (jeong), from Korean 鄭, 丁, 程. Doublet of Tee. * From transliteration of Chinese 宗, 程, 种, 仲, 钟, 鍾, 張, 张, 章, 蔣, 蒋, frequently originating from Hong Kong or Taiwan

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: 정, 鄭, 丁, 程, 宗, 程, 种, 仲, 钟, 鍾, 張, 张, 章, 蔣, 蒋

Inflected Forms

Jeong (alternative) Jung (alternative) Jong (alternative) Zung (alternative) Zong (alternative) Tsung (alternative) Cheong (alternative) Choong (alternative) Tjung (alternative) Tjoeng (alternative) Zhong (alternative) Cheng (alternative)

Rhymes With

young among tongue hung lung sung kung swung sprung flung strung stung

Questions

How do you pronounce chung?
The recorded pronunciation is /t͡ʃʌŋ/.
What does chung mean?
A common surname from Korean.
Where does chung come from?
It is traced to Korean.

How to pronounce chung

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