핵

핵

핵 U+D575, 핵 HANGUL SYLLABLE HAEG Composition: ㅎ + ㅐ + ㄱ ← 해 [U+D574] Hangul Syllables 핶 → [U+D576]

해핵핶핷핸핹핺 핻핼핽핾핿햀햁 햂햃햄햅햆햇했 행햊햋햌햍햎햏
하 ←	→ 햐

Korean

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 核.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [hɛk̚] ~ [he̞k̚]
• Phonetic hangul: [핵/헥]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	haek
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	haeg
McCune–Reischauer?	haek
Yale Romanization?	hayk

Noun

핵 • (haek) (hanja 核)

1. core, kernel; centre
2. Short for 핵무기(核武器) (haengmugi, “nuclear weapons”).

   북핵(北核) ― North Korean nuclear weapons, i.e. its nuclear program

3. (physics) atomic nucleus

   Synonym: 원자핵(原子核) (wonjahaek)

4. (biology) cell nucleus

   Synonym: 세포핵(細胞核) (sepohaek)

5. core of planets or other celestial bodies:

   Synonym: 중심핵(中心核) (jungsimhaek)

   1. (geology) Earth's core

      Hyponyms: 내핵(內核) (naehaek, “inner core”), 외핵(外核) (oehaek, “outer core”)

6. (chemistry) ring, such as a benzene ring

Derived terms

• See the hanja entry at 核 for Sino-Korean compounds of 핵 (核, haek).

Etymology 2

Borrowed from English hack.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [hɛk̚] ~ [he̞k̚]
• Phonetic hangul: [핵/헥]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	haek
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	haeg
McCune–Reischauer?	haek
Yale Romanization?	hayk

Noun

핵 • (haek)

1. (video games) cheat (program)

Etymology 3

Korean reading of various Chinese characters.

Syllable

핵 (haek)

Extended content
核: seed (eumhun reading: 씨 핵 (ssi haek)) (MC reading: 核 (MC ɦˠɛk̚)) 劾: to inquire (eumhun reading: 캐물을 핵 (kaemureul haek)) (MC reading: 劾 (MC kʰˠɛiH, ɦʌiH, ɦək̚)) 覈: to examine (eumhun reading: 핵실할 핵 (haeksilhal haek)) (MC reading: 覈 (MC ɦet̚, ɦˠɛk̚)) 翮: quill (eumhun reading: 깃촉 핵 (gitchok haek)) (MC reading: 翮 (MC ɦˠɛk̚))