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DNB
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03 August 2011 at 11:43am | IP Logged 
Hello,

I have been studying Korean for a while now and I'm soon approaching the high-
elementary - low-intermediate level. Usually people tell you that hanja is for advanced
learners only, but I've read opinions from more advanced learners that learning them
earlier wouldn't hurt, simply because they make the acquisition of new vocabulary
noticeably easier, apparently.

I searched the forum for similar topics, but all I found were threads from 2005-2007,
so
I was afraid some of the information would be outdated.

Anyway, what would be a good hanja book (or another similar form of media) for a self-
learner like me? Preferably a one that focuses on all aspects of hanja (writing,
reading, combinations, stroke order et cetera.)?

This one looks pretty promising: http://www.amazon.com/Guide-Korean-Characters-Reading-
Dictionary/dp/0930878132
I just want to know if there are any other valuable hanja resources for learning?

Cheers

Edited by DNB on 03 August 2011 at 11:44am

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03 August 2011 at 11:11pm | IP Logged 
DNB wrote:
This one looks pretty promising: http://www.amazon.com/Guide-Korean-Characters-Reading-
Dictionary/dp/0930878132


That book is more like an concise dictionary. Not bad to have around as a reference but not a good tool to learn
Hanja on its own.

My books are in storage so I can't give you any specific names but be happy to know that there are a fair number
of good books out there now.

Another approach may be to use something for teaching Chinese characters to students of Chinese and just
skipping the pronunciation. I've never used it but a lot of people seem to like Remembering Traditional Hanzi:
Book 1, How Not to Forget the Meaning and Writing of Chinese Characters by James W. Heisig


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04 August 2011 at 3:34am | IP Logged 
I don't know much about Korean or learning it, but I always see this book at bookstores:

Korean
Reader for Chinese Characters


It seems to be more of a textbook that you can learn out of instead of a reference book,
though I think it presupposes a decent level of Korean already.
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04 August 2011 at 5:00am | IP Logged 
egill wrote:
I don't know much about Korean or learning it, but I always see this book at bookstores:

Korean
Reader for Chinese Characters


It seems to be more of a textbook that you can learn out of instead of a reference book,
though I think it presupposes a decent level of Korean already.


I have used this book and I found it to be wonderful. It introduces you to 500 common Hanja over the course of 40 chapters, giving you practice reading and writing them both in isolation and combined into words, with each chapter also featuring a short intermediate-level text in mixed script to both practice your Korean in general and your Hanja in an applied context.

Another valuable resource is hanja.naver.com. I refer to this site regularly, and I find it to be very useful. You can search for individual Hanja either by writing them in Hangeul or by drawing them into a box. You can also type in entire words and discover their Hanja components.
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04 August 2011 at 8:37am | IP Logged 
Odysseus wrote:
egill wrote:
I don't know much about Korean or learning it, but I
always see this book at bookstores:

Korean
Reader for Chinese Characters


It seems to be more of a textbook that you can learn out of instead of a reference
book,
though I think it presupposes a decent level of Korean already.


I have used this book and I found it to be wonderful. It introduces you to 500 common
Hanja over the course of 40 chapters, giving you practice reading and writing them both
in isolation and combined into words, with each chapter also featuring a short
intermediate-level text in mixed script to both practice your Korean in general and
your Hanja in an applied context.

Another valuable resource is hanja.naver.com. I refer to this site regularly, and I
find it to be very useful. You can search for individual Hanja either by writing them
in Hangeul or by drawing them into a box. You can also type in entire words and
discover their Hanja components.


That book looks promising indeed, I might look into it... But I'm also curious to know
any books or series that cover the entire 1800 hanja (if there are any)...
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04 August 2011 at 4:11pm | IP Logged 
DNB wrote:
[QUOTE=Odysseus] That book looks promising indeed, I might look into it... But I'm also curious to
know any books or series that cover the entire 1800 hanja (if there are any)...


Back in the day I used: A First Reader in Korean Writing in Mixed Script (English and Korean Edition) [Paperback]
Fred Lukof.

You have more options now.


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04 August 2011 at 6:10pm | IP Logged 
jimbo wrote:

You have more options now.


Any recommendations?
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 Message 8 of 11
05 August 2011 at 4:41pm | IP Logged 
They have hanja dictionary on most Korean websites.
naver
yahoo
etc
You need to know Korean to read it, quite advanced, however they are very good.


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