Preface
Learning Korean has become popular as more people are exposed to K-pop and K-drama cultures. However, Korean is a complex language for English speakers mainly because of its vast vocabulary, which originated from Chinese characters known as Hanja. Unless you know the Chinese characters using Korean, it will be a real challenge to improve your Korean language skills.
Korean is an Altaic language like Turkish and Japanese and also has a wide range of vocabulary based on Chinese characters. Korea has the central historical event of inventing the Korean alphabet known as Hangul in 1446. Since the ingenious creation of its alphabet, Korean has become a flexible and convenient language to write any sounds that we hear.
This blog intends to help Chinese, Japanese and Vietnamese speakers and others who are familiar with Chinese characters. The blog also benefits native Korean speakers by connecting their knowledge of Korean to Chinese characters. Finally, the blog will help English speakers learn the Korean vocabulary systematically and effectively while understanding its origins.
The author has compiled more than 8,800 Korean words based on Chinese characters. Chinese, English, and Korean speakers will unquestionably have the opportunity to improve their language skills through this blog.
Content Guideline
First line: (가 (Ga): 加; 假; 價(价); 可; 家; 歌; 架; 街; 苛; 嘉)
The Korean character “가” is transliterated as “Ga” in English and has 10 different Chinese characters (加; 假; 價(价); 可; 家; 歌; 架; 街; 苛; 嘉).
Second line: (가: 加 (add))
The second line has the Korean character "가", the Chinese character "加", and the Korean-English translation "add."
Third line:
|
가감 |
加減 |
加减 |
Addition and subtraction |
The third line has four columns: the Korean characters"가감", the traditional Chinese characters "加減", the simplified Chinese characters "加减", and the Korean-English translation "addition and subtraction."
First table:
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가감 |
加減 |
加减 |
Addition and subtraction |
|
가공유 |
加工乳 |
|
Processed milk |
|
가담 |
加擔 |
加担 |
Participation |
|
가맹점 |
加盟店 |
|
A franchise |
|
가미 |
加味 |
|
Seasoning |
|
가산율 |
加算率 |
|
An additional rate |
|
가세 |
加勢 |
加势 |
Participation |
|
가속 |
加速 |
|
Acceleration |
|
가열장치 |
加熱裝置 |
加热装置 |
A heating device |
|
가외 |
加外 |
|
An extra |
|
가일층 |
加一層 |
加一层 |
More and more |
|
가입 |
加入 |
|
Participation |
|
가중처벌 |
加重處罰 |
加重处罚 |
An additional punishment |
|
가칠 |
加漆 |
|
Recoating |
|
가해자 |
加害者 |
|
An attacker or an assailant |
|
가호 |
加護 |
加护 |
Divine protection |
The first table shows the Korean vocabulary list starting with the Chinese character (加) and the list is based on Korean alphabetical order.
The vocabulary and index lists show on the top section of the web version blog and on the Home tab of the mobile version. The compiled lists include 13 Korean Alphabet files (#01 to #13) and 6 Index files (#14 to #19). Also the compiled lists are prepared based on the references mentioned below.
References
Boping Yuan and Sally K. Church (Eds.), Oxford Beginner's Chinese Dictionary, Oxford University Press, New York, 2006
Naver English Dictionary (https://en.dict.naver.com/#/main)
Naver Korean Dictionary (https://ko.dict.naver.com/#/main)
Naver Hanja Dictionary (https://hanja.dict.naver.com/#/main)
New Standard Korean-English Dictionary, Academic Development Company (학력개발사), Seoul, 1992
Oxford Leaner’s Dictionaries (https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/us/)
ZDIC Chinese Dictionary (https://www.zdic.net/zd/bs/)
