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Hunminjeongeum
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Hunminjeongeum is a 1446 work that formally introduced the first native Korean alphabet. That alphabet was originally also called "Hunminjeongeum", although it is now widely called "Hangul" or "Chosŏn
First page of the Hunminjeongeum
First page of the Hunminjeongeum
The first page of the Eonhae edition, from a 1568 reprint
The first page of the Eonhae edition, from a 1568 reprint
Hanja
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Hanja, alternatively spelled Hancha, are Chinese characters used to write the Korean language. After characters were introduced to Korea to write Literary Chinese, they were adapted to write Korean as
Hunminjeongeum
…Hunminjeongeum (Korean: 훈민정음; Hanja: 訓民正音; lit. 'The Correct Sounds for the Instruction of the People') is a 1446 work that formally introduced the first native Korean alphabet. That…
The calligraphy of Korean scholar, poet and painter Kim Chŏnghŭi (김정희; 金正喜) of the early nineteenth century. Like most educated Koreans from the Three
The calligraphy of Korean scholar, poet and painter Kim Chŏnghŭi (김정희; 金正喜) of the early nineteenth century. Like most educated Koreans from the Three Kingdom period until the fall of the Joseon dynasty in 1910, Gim Jeong-hui composed most of his works in hanmun or literary Chinese.
The Korean Baegun Hwasang Chorok Buljo Jikji Simche Yojeol (백운화상초록불조직지심체요절; 白雲和尙抄錄佛祖直指心體要節) or roughly 'Anthology of Great Buddhist Priests' Zen Teach
The Korean Baegun Hwasang Chorok Buljo Jikji Simche Yojeol (백운화상초록불조직지심체요절; 白雲和尙抄錄佛祖直指心體要節) or roughly 'Anthology of Great Buddhist Priests' Zen Teachings Copied by Monk Baegun' is the oldest example of a book printed with moveable type and was printed in Korea in 1377, but is written in literary Chinese.
A packet of Shin Ramyun. The Chinese character 辛, meaning 'spicy', is prominently displayed.
A packet of Shin Ramyun. The Chinese character 辛, meaning 'spicy', is prominently displayed.
The Veritable Records of the Joseon Dynasty, an annual record of the Joseon dynasty throughout its entire history, was written in Classical Chinese.
The Veritable Records of the Joseon Dynasty, an annual record of the Joseon dynasty throughout its entire history, was written in Classical Chinese.