변

변 U+BCC0, 변 HANGUL SYLLABLE BYEON Composition: ㅂ + ㅕ + ㄴ ← 벿 [U+BCBF] Hangul Syllables 볁 → [U+BCC1]

벼벽벾벿변볁볂 볃별볅볆볇볈볉 볊볋볌볍볎볏볐 병볒볓볔볕볖볗
베 ←	→ 볘

Korean

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [pjʌ̹n]
• Phonetic hangul: [변]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	byeon
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	byeon
McCune–Reischauer?	pyŏn
Yale Romanization?	pyen

Etymology 1

Perhaps from 辯 (“debate, discuss”).

Noun

변 • (byeon)

1. jargon, argot, lingo

   판수변

   pansubyeon

   fortune-tellers' jargon

Derived terms

• 변말 (byeonmal, “cant”)

Etymology 2

Korean reading of various Chinese characters.

Syllable

변 • (byeon)

1. 變:

   (MC reading: 變 (MC pjenH))

2. 辯:

   (MC reading: 辯 (MC bjenX))

3. 辨:

   (MC reading: 辨 (MC bjenX|beanH))

4. 邊:

   (MC reading: 邊 (MC pen))

5. 卞:

   (MC reading: 卞 (MC bjenH))

6. 弁:

   (MC reading: 弁 (MC bjenH))

7. 便:

   (MC reading: 便 (MC bjien|bjienH))

8. 釆:

   (MC reading: 釆 (MC beanH))

9. 忭:

   (MC reading: 忭 (MC bjenH))

10. 抃:

    (MC reading: 抃 (MC bjenH))

11. 籩:

    (MC reading: 籩 (MC pen))

12. 腁:

    (MC reading: 腁)

13. 賆:

    (MC reading: 賆 (MC ben))

14. 辮:

    (MC reading: 辮 (MC benX))

15. 駢:

    (MC reading: 駢 (MC ben))

16. 骿:

    (MC reading: 骿 (MC ben))

17. 鴘:

    (MC reading: 鴘 (MC pjenX|phjenX))

18. 匥:

    (MC reading: 匥 (MC bjenH))

19. 騈:

    (MC reading: 騈)

References

• Supreme Court of the Republic of Korea (대한민국 대법원, Daehanmin'guk Daebeobwon) (2018). Table of hanja for personal names (인명용 한자표 / 人名用漢字表, Inmyeong-yong hanja-pyo).