Where does “한자” come from?
한자 (Korean) comes from Middle Chinese 字 — letter, symbol, character; character.
한자 (Korean): hanja; Chinese character; Han character
Definitions
- hanja; Chinese character; Han character
Ancestry of “한자”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle Chinese | 字 | letter, symbol, character; character |