| Pronunciation | /dʒʌŋ/ |
|---|---|
| Origin | |
| Word/name | Korean |
| Meaning | Different depending on Hanja |
| Other names | |
| Alternative spelling | Jung, Jong, Chung, Chong |
| Jeong | |
| Hangul | 정 |
|---|---|
| Hanja | |
| Revised Romanization | Jeong |
| McCune–Reischauer | Chŏng |
| IPA | [dzʌŋ], [tsʌŋ] |
Jeong, also spelled Jung or Jong, Chung, Chong is a single-syllable Korean given name, and an element in many two-syllable Korean given names.[1] Its meaning differs based on the hanja used to write it. There are 84 hanja with the reading "Jeong"[2] on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be used in given names.