핵

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핵 U+D575, 핵
HANGUL SYLLABLE HAEG
Composition:ㅎ + ㅐ + ㄱ
← 해
 		Hangul Syllables 핶 →
해핵핶핷핸핹핺
핻핼핽핾핿햀햁
햂햃햄햅햆햇했
행햊햋햌햍햎햏
하 ←→ 햐

Korean

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 核.

Pronunciation

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

Etymology 2

Borrowed from English hack.

Pronunciation

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)

More information
  1. 核: seed
    (eumhun reading: 씨 핵 (ssi haek))
    (MC reading: 核 (MC heak))
  2. 劾: to inquire
    (eumhun reading: 캐물을 핵 (kaemureul haek))
    (MC reading: 劾 (MC kheajH|hojH|hok))
  3. 覈: to examine
    (eumhun reading: 핵실할 핵 (haeksilhal haek))
    (MC reading: 覈 (MC het|heak))
  4. 翮: quill
    (eumhun reading: 깃촉 핵 (gitchok haek))
    (MC reading: 翮 (MC heak))
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