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Hanja Lesson 8 - 韓, 國, 民, 美, 漢
Hanja Lesson 8 - 韓, 國, 民, 美, 漢
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In this lesson, you will learn five characters that all have meanings related to
countries.
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韓 = 한 = Korea
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韓국 = Korea
北韓 = North Korea
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國 = 국 = Country
(Korean name: 나라 국)
SENTENCE PRACTICE
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While this character is slightly difficult to draw at first, it is very recognizable
because few characters look similar to it. Definitely one of the characters that
every Korean person is expected to be able to recognize. The names of many
countries end in “國” in Korean. It would also be beneficial to be able to
recognize the simplified version of this character; both because it is very common
and because it is easy to recognize (国)
DICTATION PRACTICE
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VOCABULARY PRACTICE
韓國 = Korea
VIDEOS
中國 = China
天國 = heaven
國제 = international
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外國 = a foreign country
外國人 = a foreigner
國內 = inside a country
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(Korean name: 백성 민)
시民 = citizen
주民 = resident
民주주의 = democracy
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美 = 미 = Beautiful/United States
This character is actually written on signs all over Korea in its Hanja form –
therefore, everybody should be able to recognize it. The most common places
you will find it is on signs designating that a store is a beauty-parlor/hair-salon.
The “United States” in Korea (and Chinese for that matter) literally translates to
“beautiful country.” As a Canadian, I take offense to that.
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美國人 = an American
美술 = Art
美人 = a beautiful person
美女 = a beautiful woman
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漢 = 한 = Korea/China
You learned earlier that the character “韓” means Korea. It is very easy for learners
to be confused between “韓” and “漢”, which are both “한.” You will find the
character 漢 on various things around or in Korea in relation to the Han River (the
river that goes through Seoul). However, 韓 is typically used to refer to things
that literally refer to the country of Korea (for example, the country itself, the
language and the people).
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漢字 = Hanja
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