# 전

| 전 | U+C804, &#51204; HANGUL SYLLABLE JEON |
| Composition: | ㅈ + ㅓ + ㄴ |
| ← 젃 [U+C803] | Hangul Syllables | 젅 → [U+C805] |
저적젂젃전젅젆 젇절젉젊젋젌젍 젎젏점접젒젓젔 정젖젗젘젙젚젛 :
| 쟤 ← | → 제 |

## Korean
### Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 前, from the Middle Korean reading 젼 (Yale: cyen).

#### Pronunciation

* (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA: [t͡ɕʌ̹n]
* Phonetic hangul: [전]
* South Gyeongsang (Busan) pitch accent: 전의 / 전에 / 전까지Syllables in red take high pitch. This word takes low pitch only before consonant-initial multisyllabic suffixes.

#### Noun

전 • (jeon) (hanja 前)
* (time) before
    집에 가기 전에jib-e gagi jeonebefore going home
    두시 15분 전에dusi sibobun jeoneat a quarter to two (literally, "at 15 minutes before two o'clock")
    전에는 그를 봤었다. 그러나 그 이후로는 그를 보지 않았다.Jeon-eneun geu-reul bwasseotda. Geureona geu ihu-ro-neun geu-reul boji anatda.I had seen him previously, but hadn't seen him since.
    전에 보안관 뱃지는 본 적이 없습니다. ― Jeone boan'gwan baetjineun bon jeogi eopseumnida. ― I’ve never seen a Marshal’s badge before.

##### Derived terms

* See the hanja entry at 前 for Sino-Korean compounds of 전 (前, jeon).

#### Determiner

전 • (jeon) (hanja 前)
* ex-; previous
    전 대통령jeon daetongnyeongex-president

### Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 煎, from the Middle Korean reading 젼 (Yale: cyen).

#### Pronunciation

* (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA: [t͡ɕɘ(ː)n]
* Phonetic hangul: [전(ː)]
** Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
* South Gyeongsang (Busan) pitch accent: 전의 / 전에 / 전까지Syllables in red take high pitch. This word always takes low pitch, and heightens the pitch of two subsequent suffixed syllables.

#### Noun

전 • (jeon) (hanja 煎)
* jeon, a fried, filled pancake-like food eaten in Korea

##### Derived terms

* See the hanja entry at 煎 for Sino-Korean compounds of 전 (煎, jeon).

### Etymology 3

Sino-Korean word from 田, from the Middle Korean reading 뎐 (Yale: tyen).

#### Pronunciation

* (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA: [t͡ɕʌ̹n]
* Phonetic hangul: [전]

#### Proper noun

전 • (Jeon) (hanja 田)
* a surname, commonly transliterated as Jeon, Jun and Chun

#### Noun

전 • (jeon) (hanja 田)
* (rare) a cultivated patch of land
    Synonym: 밭 (bat)

##### Derived terms

* See the hanja entry at 田 for Sino-Korean compounds of 전 (田, jeon).

### Etymology 4

Sino-Korean word from 全, from the Middle Korean reading 젼 (Yale: cyen).

#### Pronunciation

* (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA: [t͡ɕʌ̹n]
* Phonetic hangul: [전]

#### Proper noun

전 • (Jeon) (hanja 全)
* a surname, commonly transliterated as Jeon, Jun and Chun

#### Determiner

전 • (jeon) (hanja 全)
* whole; entire
    전 국민 ― jeon gungmin ― the whole nation
    전 세계 ― jeon segye ― the whole world

#### Derived terms

* See the hanja entry at 全 for Sino-Korean compounds of 전 (全, jeon).

### Etymology 5

Sino-Korean word from 錢, from the Middle Korean reading 젼 (Yale: cyen).

#### Pronunciation

* (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA: [t͡ɕʌ̹n]
* Phonetic hangul: [전]

#### Proper noun

전 • (Jeon) (hanja 錢)
* a surname, commonly transliterated as Jeon, Jun and Chun

#### Noun

전 • (jeon) (hanja 錢)
* a monetary unit of North Korea and formerly of South Korea, equal to one hundredth of a won.
* (dated, diasporic, US) cent (a unit of currency)

#### Usage notes

While its use as the meaning of 'cent' is generally restricted to older speakers of Korean, in older diasporic communities in the west it is often still the predominant way of representing cents in terms of currency regardless of age. The same occurs, though to a lesser extent with the words 달러 (dalleo) and 불 (bul), with the latter often being the exclusive way of saying 'dollar' among Korean diasporic communities in the west while in Korea both are used.

#### Derived terms

* See the hanja entry at 錢 for Sino-Korean compounds of 전 (錢, jeon).

### Etymology 6

Sino-Korean word from 戰.

#### Pronunciation

* (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA: [t͡ɕʌ̹n]
* Phonetic hangul: [전]

#### Suffix

—전 • (-jeon) (hanja 戰)
* war; battle
    공격전 (攻擊戰) ― offensive war
    소모전 (消耗戰) ― war of attrition
* game; competition
    결승전 (決勝戰) ― finals (lit. final game)
    선발전 (選拔戰) ― trials (lit. selection contest)

##### Derived terms

* See the hanja entry at 戰 for Sino-Korean compounds of 전 (戰, jeon).

### Etymology 7

Sino-Korean word from 展.

#### Pronunciation

* (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA: [t͡ɕʌ̹n]
* Phonetic hangul: [전]

#### Suffix

—전 • (-jeon) (hanja 展)
* exhibition
    미술전 (美術展) ― art exhibition
    사진전 (寫眞展) ― photo exhibition

##### Derived terms

* See the hanja entry at 展 for Sino-Korean compounds of 전 (展, jeon).

### Etymology 8

Sino-Korean word from 傳.

#### Pronunciation

* (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA: [t͡ɕʌ̹n]
* Phonetic hangul: [전]

#### Suffix

—전 • (-jeon) (hanja 傳)
* (literature) biography
    Synonym: 전기(傳記) (jeon'gi, noun)
    홍길동전 (洪吉童傳) ― The Biography of Hong Gildong

##### Derived terms

* See the hanja entry at 傳 for Sino-Korean compounds of 전 (傳, jeon).

### Etymology 9
#### Pronoun

전 • (jeon)
* Contraction of 저는 (jeoneun, “I (as the topic of the sentence); as for me”).

### Etymology 10
#### Verb

전 • (jeon)
* Past determiner of 절다 (jeolda, “to become salted”).