2. Hanja is the Korean name for
Chinese characters. It was used as
the main writing system in Korea
until the late 19th century, despite
the invention of Hangul in the
1440s.
3. Hanja is rarely used in modern
Korean, but is occasionally used to
distinguish words with different
meanings but the same Hangul
spelling.
4. If you want to learn more about
Hanja, click on the link below this
slideshow.
5. In the next two levels, you can learn
to recognize the Hanja for the
Korean administrative divisions.
NOTE:There is no Hanja for Seoul