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|立 (stand, establish )||입, 립 || Pronounced 입 at the beginning of a word, 립 elsewhere | |立 (stand, establish )||입, 립 || Pronounced 입 at the beginning of a word, 립 elsewhere | ||
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*독립 <獨立> - independence | *독립 <獨立> - independence | ||
*조립 <組立> - construction, set-up | *조립 <組立> - construction, set-up | ||
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| − | Others 律(울), 料(요), 率(율), 로/노 (multiple) , 록, 악/락, 려/여, 량/양, 역/력, 례/예 | + | Others 律(울), 料(요), 率(율), 로/노 (multiple) , 록, 악/락, 려/여, 량/양, 역/력, 례/예, 용/룡 |
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Contents
Hanja Lessons
- Beginners 한자
- Intermediate 한자
- Advanced 한자
Hanja characters
FAQ
What is the point in learning Hanja?
A great deal of Korean words are made up of hanja. Learning the hanja will allow you to memorize the words faster. It's like knowing Latin root words in English. Knowing the root of a word can help you understand its meaning and remember it later.
Does every Hanja character have only one sound representation?
No, some Hanja characters have more than one representation.
In some cases the pronunciation depends on where it appears in a word. For example the character 年(year) is pronounced as 연 if it appears at the beginning of the word, and 년 if it appears elsewhere. See the table below
| Character | Korean representation | Notes | Examples |
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| 年 (year) | 연, 년 | Pronounced 연 at the beginning of a word, 년 elsewhere |
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| 立 (stand, establish ) | 입, 립 | Pronounced 입 at the beginning of a word, 립 elsewhere |
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| 女 (girl, woman) | 여, 녀 | Pronounced 여 at the beginning of a word, 녀 elsewhere |
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| 不 (negation) | 불, 부 | No rule, some words just use one or the other |
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