글 (契, Kŭl), 글자 (契字, Kŭl-cha) may sound unfamiliar to many ears. For temporary expediency, we may call it 漢字 (한자, Hanja), 漢文 (한문, Hanmun). Many people, so many people, whether in academia or not, call 漢文 “written ‘Chinese’ language”, and 漢字 “(traditional) ‘Chinese’ characters” or “‘Chinese’ script”, with the term ‘Chinese’ pronounced as /tʃʌɪˈniːz/.… Continue reading It is 글(契, kŭl), 글자(契字, kŭl-cha), not /tʃʌɪˈniːz/!
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