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| Class | Hangul | Hanja | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yangban | 양반 | 兩班 | noble class |
| Jungin | 중인 | 中人 | intermediate class |
| Sangmin | 상민 | 常民 | common people |
| Cheonmin | 천민 | 賤民 | lowborn people (nobi, baekjeong, mudang, gisaeng, etc.) |
| Cheonmin | |
| Hunminjeongeum | 천민 |
|---|---|
| Hanja | 賤民 |
| Revised Romanization | cheonmin |
| McCune–Reischauer | ch'ŏnmin |
| IPA | [tɕʰʌnmin] |
Cheonmin (Korean: 천민; Hanja: 賤民), or "vulgar commoners", were the lowest caste of commoners in dynastical Korea. They abounded during the Goryeo (918–1392) and Joseon (1392–1897) periods of Korea's agrarian bureaucracy.