채도

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 彩度, from 彩 (“hue”) + 度 (“degree”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈt͡ɕʰɛ(ː)do̞] ~ [ˈt͡ɕʰe̞(ː)do̞]
• Phonetic hangul: [채(ː)도/체(ː)도]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	chaedo
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	chaedo
McCune–Reischauer?	ch'aedo
Yale Romanization?	chāyto

Noun

채도 • (chaedo) (hanja 彩度)

1. saturation of color; color intensity; chroma