Sino-Korean

The sino-Korean indicates the elements of the language Korean which come more or less directly from the Chinese i.e. the Hanja and the words formed from them ( hanjaeo (한자어; 漢字語; “words in Han characters”)).

The Hanja were introduced into the Korean peninsula under the Chinese dynasty Han (-202 - 220) via the Cheonjamun . Their use in Korea followed closely the progression of the Bouddhisme.

Although number of the words most frequently employed in Korean are of Korean origin, the words sino-Korean represent approximately half of the Korean vocabulary.

See too

  • Chinese traditional

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