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Colours

As well as having two sets of numbers, Korean also uses two sets of colours, one being the native Korean set, the other being derived from Chinese characters hanja 한자 (漢字).

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Native Korean set

Various like dozens of Korean words represent similar colours but express the different impression of coluors. The following Korean words about colour is the most neutral and normal words.

Korean colours may be followed by native word, bit 빛 or bitkkal 빛깔, or followed by saek 색 (色) which is derived from Chinese characters. Each word means colour.

Colour |	Name	Adjective	Translation	Notes
bgcolor="red" width="20" |	ppalgang 빨강	ppalgan 빨간	red
bgcolor="blue" |	parang 파랑	paran 파란 or pureun 푸른	blue
bgcolor="green" |	pulbit 풀빛	pureun 푸른 or paran 파란 (rare)	green	The adjectives for blue may be used with green. Pulbit 풀빛 means colour of grass.
bgcolor="yellow" |	norang 노랑	noran 노란	yellow
bgcolor="white" |	hayang 하양	hayan 하얀, hin 흰	white
bgcolor="black" |	geomjeong 검정	geomeun 검은	black

• ppal gan ib sool 빨간 입술 red lips
• pa ran ha neul 파란 하늘 blue sky
• pu reun cho won 푸른 초원 green grassland
• no ran byeong a ri 노란 병아리 yellow chick
• hin nun(hin noon) 흰 눈 white snow
• geom eun nun dong ja 검은 눈동자 black pupil

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Chinese character set

bgcolor="red" width="20" |	jeok, hong	적 (赤), 홍 (紅)	red
bgcolor="blue" |	cheong	청 (靑)	blue
bgcolor="green" |	nok	녹 (綠)	green
bgcolor="yellow" |	hwang	황 (黃)	yellow
bgcolor="white" |	baek	백 (白)	white
bgcolor="black" |	heuk	흑 (黑)	black

• baek in 백인 (白人) white person
• heuk in 흑인 (黑人) black person
• heuk baek pilleum 흑백필름 (黑白 film) black & white film
• jeok saek s(h)in ho 적색신호 (赤色信號) red light signal
• cheong ba ji 청바지(靑바지) blue jeans

(This is by no means an exhaustive list)