층

층

층 U+CE35, 층 HANGUL SYLLABLE CEUNG Composition: ㅊ + ㅡ + ㅇ Dubeolsik input: c-m-d ← 츴 [U+CE34] Hangul Syllables 츶 → [U+CE36]

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 層, from 層 (“a layer or fold”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key)[t͡ɕʰɯŋ]
• Phonetic Hangul[층]

Revised Romanization? cheung Revised Romanization (translit.)? cheung McCune–Reischauer? ch'ŭng Yale Romanization? chung

Noun

층 • (cheung) (hanja 層)

1. storey or floor
2. a layer
3. a level

Usage notes

Sino-Korean numerals, written almost always with Arabic numerals, mean ordinals.

• 1층, 2층, 3층.

  The first floor, the second floor, the third floor.

Native Korean numerals, generally written with hangeuls, mean cardinals.

• 한 층, 두 층, 세 층.

  One storeys, two storeys, three storeys.