친구
chingu
hanja 親舊
friend
Part of speech · noun
Pattern visualization
Syllable → jamo breakdown (RR romanization)
친
ㅊchinitial+ㅣimedial+ㄴnfinal
구
ㄱginitial+ㅜumedial
親parent
Show part origins
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Examples
- 우리는 오래된 친구예요.We are old friends.
- 내일 친구를 만나요.I am meeting a friend tomorrow.
Collocations
친한 친구친구를 만나다학교 친구
Mnemonic
chingu (親舊) = 親 (chin, close/intimate) + 舊 (gu, old/long-standing). Literally "the close and long-known" — a friend. The same 親 appears in chinhada (親-, to be close).
Quick check
What do the two hanja in chingu (親舊) mean together?