{"id":9658,"date":"2026-10-13T03:20:21","date_gmt":"2026-10-12T19:20:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/127.0.0.1:801\/?p=9658"},"modified":"2026-10-13T03:20:21","modified_gmt":"2026-10-12T19:20:21","slug":"colors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hanliuquan.com\/?p=9658","title":{"rendered":"Colors"},"content":{"rendered":"

Use of color words is more complex in Korean than in English. See below for more details and examples.\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Color<\/th>\nExample<\/th>\nColor Words<\/th>\nNative Korean Adjectives<\/th>\nSino-Korean Roots (Chinese)\n<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
Red\n<\/td>\n\n<\/td>\n\ubd89\uc740\uc0c9, \ube68\uac04\uc0c9, \ube68\uac15, \uc801\uc0c9, \ud64d\uc0c9\n<\/td>\n\ubd89\ub2e4, \ube68\uac1b\ub2e4\n<\/td>\n\uc801 <\u8d64>, \ud64d <\u7d05>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Vermillion\n<\/td>\n\n<\/td>\n\uc8fc\uc0c9\n<\/td>\n\n<\/td>\n\uc8fc <\u7843>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Maroon\n<\/td>\n\n<\/td>\n\uc801\uac08\uc0c9\n<\/td>\n\n<\/td>\n\uc801\uac08 <\u8d64\u8910>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Dark Pink\n<\/td>\n\n<\/td>\n\uc9c4\ubd84\ud64d\uc0c9, \uaf43\ubd84\ud64d\uc0c9\n<\/td>\n\n<\/td>\n\ubd84\ud64d\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Pink\n<\/td>\n\n<\/td>\n\ubd84\ud64d\uc0c9, \ud551\ud06c\uc0c9\n<\/td>\n\n<\/td>\n\ubd84\ud64d\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Light Pink\n<\/td>\n\n<\/td>\n\uc5f0\ubd84\ud64d\uc0c9\n<\/td>\n\n<\/td>\n\ubd84\ud64d\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Orange\n<\/td>\n\n<\/td>\n\uc8fc\ud669\uc0c9\n<\/td>\n\n<\/td>\n\uc8fc\ud669 <\u7843\u9ec3>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Orange\n<\/td>\n\n<\/td>\n\uc624\ub80c\uc9c0\uc0c9\n<\/td>\n\n<\/td>\n\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Flesh \/ Apricot\n<\/td>\n\n<\/td>\n\uc0b4\uc0c9, \uc0b4\uad6c\uc0c9\n<\/td>\n\n<\/td>\n\u203b\ucc38\uace0\u2193\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Yellow\n<\/td>\n\n<\/td>\n\ub178\ub780\uc0c9, \ub178\ub791\n<\/td>\n\ub178\ub797\ub2e4\n<\/td>\n\ud669 <\u9ec3>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Light Yellow\n<\/td>\n\n<\/td>\n\uc5f0\ub178\ub780\uc0c9\n<\/td>\n\n<\/td>\n\uc5f0\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Beige\n<\/td>\n\n<\/td>\n\ubca0\uc774\uc9c0\uc0c9\n<\/td>\n\n<\/td>\n\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Ivory\n<\/td>\n\n<\/td>\n\uc544\uc774\ubcf4\ub9ac\uc0c9\n<\/td>\n\n<\/td>\n\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Green\n<\/td>\n\n<\/td>\n\ucd08\ub85d\uc0c9\n<\/td>\n\n<\/td>\n\ub179 <\u7da0>, \ucd08\ub85d <\u8349\u7da0>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Light Green\n<\/td>\n\n<\/td>\n\uc5f0\ub450\uc0c9\n<\/td>\n\n<\/td>\n\uc5f0 \ub450\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Green (Khaki)\n<\/td>\n\n<\/td>\n\uce74\ud0a4\uc0c9\n<\/td>\n\n<\/td>\n\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Turquoise\n<\/td>\n\n<\/td>\n\uccad\ub85d\uc0c9\n<\/td>\n\n<\/td>\n\ub179 <\u7da0>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Indigo \/ Navy Blue\n<\/td>\n\n<\/td>\n\ub0a8\uc0c9,\ub124\uc774\ube44\n<\/td>\n\n<\/td>\n\ub0a8 (indigo)\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Blue\n<\/td>\n\n<\/td>\n\ud30c\ub780\uc0c9, \ud30c\ub791, \uccad\uc0c9\n<\/td>\n\ud30c\ub797\ub2e4, \ud478\ub974\ub2e4\n<\/td>\n\uccad <\u9751>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Sky Blue\n<\/td>\n\n<\/td>\n\ud558\ub298\uc0c9\n<\/td>\n\n<\/td>\n\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Purple\n<\/td>\n\n<\/td>\n\ubcf4\ub77c\uc0c9\n<\/td>\n\n<\/td>\n\uc790\uc8fc <\u7d2b\u7843>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Light Purple\n<\/td>\n\n<\/td>\n\uc5f0\ubcf4\ub77c\uc0c9\n<\/td>\n\n<\/td>\n\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Brown (Chestnut)\n<\/td>\n\n<\/td>\n\ubc24\uc0c9\n<\/td>\n\n<\/td>\n\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Brown\n<\/td>\n\n<\/td>\n\uac08\uc0c9\n<\/td>\n\n<\/td>\n\uac08 <\u8910>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Brown (Yellow Ochre)\n<\/td>\n\n<\/td>\n\ud669\ud1a0\uc0c9\n<\/td>\n\n<\/td>\n\ud669 <\u9ec3>, \ud1a0 (earth)\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
White\n<\/td>\n\n<\/td>\n\ud558\uc580\uc0c9, \ud558\uc591, \ud770\uc0c9, \ubc31\uc0c9\n<\/td>\n\ud558\uc597\ub2e4, \ud76c\ub2e4\n<\/td>\n\ubc31 <\u767d>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Light Gray\n<\/td>\n\n<\/td>\n\ubc1d\uc740 \ud68c\uc0c9\n<\/td>\n\n<\/td>\n\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Gray\n<\/td>\n\n<\/td>\n\ud68c\uc0c9\n<\/td>\n\n<\/td>\n\ud68c <\u7070>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Gray\n<\/td>\n\n<\/td>\n\uc9c4\ud68c\uc0c9\n<\/td>\n\n<\/td>\n\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Black\n<\/td>\n\n<\/td>\n\uac80\uc740\uc0c9, \uac80\uc815, \uae4c\ub9cc, \ud751\uc0c9\n<\/td>\n\uac80\ub2e4\n<\/td>\n\ud751 <\u9ed1>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Silver\n<\/td>\n\n<\/td>\n\uc740\uc0c9\n<\/td>\n\n<\/td>\n\uc740 <\u9280> (glitter)\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Gold\n<\/td>\n\n<\/td>\n\uae08\uc0c9\n<\/td>\n\n<\/td>\n\uae08 <\u91d1> (glitter)\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

\u203b\uc0b4\uc0c9(flesh-colored)\uc740 \uc778\uc885\ucc28\ubcc4\uc801\uc778 \ub2e8\uc5b4\ub77c\uace0 \uc5ec\uaca8\uc838, 2005\ub144\uc5d0 \uc815\uc2dd\uba85\uce6d\uc774 \uc0b4\uad6c\uc0c9(apricot)\uc774\ub77c\uace0 \ubc14\ub00c\uc5c8\uc9c0\ub9cc, \uc544\uc9c1\ub3c4 \uc0b4\uc0c9\uc774\ub77c\ub294 \ub2e8\uc5b4\uac00 \ub354 \ud754\ud788 \uc4f0\uc774\uace0 \uc788\ub2e4.\n<\/p>\n

\nUse of color words is more complex in Korean than in English.\n<\/p>\n

In English, a single color word can nearly always be used for multiple different grammatical roles and contexts. In Korean, there are various different patterns.\n<\/p>\n

In English, each color word like “yellow” can be used both as adjective (“the yellow flower”, “The flower is yellow.”), and as a noun taking various distinct meanings: such as the color yellow itself (“I like yellow.”), and yellow paint or light (“It needs more yellow.”).\n<\/p>\n

In Korean, on the other hand, all four of the above examples use distinct forms.\n<\/p>\n

\ub178\ub780 \uaf43 (the yellow flower)
\n\uaf43 \ub178\ub797\ub2e4. (The flower is yellow.)
\n\ub178\ub791 \uc88b\uc544\ud574\uc694. (I like yellow.)
\n\ub178\ub780\uc0c9 \uc88b\uc544\ud574\uc694. (I like yellow.)
\n\ub178\ub780\ube5b \ub354 \ud544\uc694\ud574\uc694. (It needs more yellow.)\n<\/p>\n

That pattern is used for a small group of colors that have native Korean adjectives (descriptive verbs), such as \ub178\ub797\ub2e4 (yellow) and \ud558\uc597\ub2e4 (white). The normal Korean adjective form expresses the color as a noun modifier: \ub178\ub780 \uaf43 (the yellow flower). Related to each adjective is a color noun ending in the sound -\uc559: \ub178\ub791 (“the color yellow”), \ud558\uc591 (“the color white”). Somewhat confusingly, an alternate color noun can also be created using the modifier form of the adjective with the word \uc0c9 (“color”): \ub178\ub780\uc0c9 (“the color yellow”), \ud558\uc580\uc0c9 (“the color white”).\n<\/p>\n

On the other hand, the majority of Korean color words follow a very different pattern. They use a color base word in combination with the word \uc0c9 (“color”):\n<\/p>\n

\uc624\ub80c\uc9c0\uc0c9 \uaf43 (the orange flower)
\n\uaf43 \uc624\ub80c\uc9c0\uc0c9\uc774\uc5d0\uc694. (The flower is orange.)
\n\uc624\ub80c\uc9c0\uc0c9 \uc88b\uc544\ud574\uc694. (I like orange.)
\n\uc624\ub80c\uc9c0\ube5b \ub354 \ud544\uc694\ud574\uc694. (It needs more orange.)\n<\/p>\n

The color base word is never used by itself, but always in combination with a noun like \uc0c9 (color), or \ube5b (shade, hue, tint).\n<\/p>\n

In the table above you will be able to see that almost all the color words are one of these two types. The notable exception is black, which has a Korean adjective (descriptive verb) \uac80\ub2e4 and a corresponding color word \uac80\uc7a5.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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