냉

냉	U+B0C9, 냉 HANGUL SYLLABLE NAENG

Composition:

ㄴ + ㅐ + ㅇ

← 냈
[U+B0C8]

Hangul Syllables

냊 →
[U+B0CA]

나 ←	→ 냐
내낵낶낷낸낹낺 낻낼낽낾낿냀냁 냂냃냄냅냆냇냈 냉냊냋냌냍냎냏

Korean

Pronunciation

(SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [nɛŋ] ~ [ne̞ŋ]
Phonetic hangul: [냉/넹]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization^?	naeng
Revised Romanization (translit.)^?	naeng
McCune–Reischauer^?	naeng
Yale Romanization^?	nayng

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 冷 (冷, “cold”)

Noun

냉 • (naeng) (hanja 冷)

(South Korea) used to form compounds with the meaning cold or frozen

Alternative forms

랭 (冷, raeng) (North Korea, Yanbian dialect)

Derived terms

냉각/랭각 (冷却, naenggak/raenggak)
냉기/랭기 (冷氣, naenggi/raenggi)
냉담/랭담 (冷淡, naengdam/raengdam)
냉대/랭대 (冷待, naengdae/raengdae)
냉동/랭동 (冷凍, naengdong/raengdong)
냉면/랭면 (冷麵, naengmyeon/raengmyeon)
냉방/랭방 (冷房, naengbang/raengbang)
냉장고/랭장고 (冷藏庫, naengjanggo/raengjanggo)
냉전/랭전 (冷戰, Naengjeon/Raengjeon)
냉정/랭정 (冷靜, naengjeong/raengjeong)
한랭 (寒冷, hallaeng)

Etymology 2

South Korean reading of various Chinese characters, originally 랭 (raeng).

Syllable

냉 (naeng)

(South Korea) 冷 (冷): to be cold
(eumhun reading: 찰 냉 (chal naeng))
(MC reading: 冷 (MC leŋ, lˠæŋ^X, leŋ^X))

Usage notes

In South Korea, the original Sino-Korean reading 랭 (raeng) is used if the hanja is not part of the first syllable of a Sino-Korean compound word. The change in reading from 랭 (raeng) to 냉 (naeng) is known as 두음 법칙 (頭音法則, dueum beopchik).

Alternative forms

랭 (raeng) (North Korea, Yanbian dialect)

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).