층

Sino-Korean word from 層, from 層 (“a layer or fold”)

• IPA^(key)[t͡ɕʰɯŋ]
• Phonetic Hangul[층]

층 • (cheung) (hanja 層)

1. storey or floor
2. a layer
3. a level

Sino-Korean numerals, written almost always with Arabic numerals, mean ordinals.

• 1층, 2층, 3층.

  The first floor, the second floor, the third floor.

Native Korean numerals, generally written with hangeuls, mean cardinals.

• 한 층, 두 층, 세 층.

  One storeys, two storeys, three storeys.