Hi everyone! In this article, I will tell you guys a secret to learn to memorize Korean Vocabs quickly. Hanja is Chinese writing or characters, that were used by Koreans or Joseon saram a hundred years ago. Learning hanja will make us easier to remember certain vocabs since we will be able to understand more the root and meaning of every block in Korean words!
So for the first Hanja that we are going to learn is 院 won, which means house. Won combined with other blocks will form various meanings of Korean words!
There are many more Hanjas that sound as won, but each will have different meaning. For this (院) won it means house or jib. In most cases,
공공 기관’ 또는 ‘공공 단체’의 뜻을 더하는 접미사.
A suffix used to mean a public institution or an organization.
source : naver dictionary
1. byeong-won 병원
病院
병원
병든 사람을 진찰(診察), 치료(治療) 및 예방(豫防)하기 위(爲)하여 설비(設備)를 갖추어 놓은 곳
a place where sick people are treated, checked and prevented
byeong means illness,
병 (illness) + 원 (house) = sick house = hospital
2. yeon-gu-won 연구원
硏究院
연구원
어떤 분야(分野)를 전문적(專門的)으로 연구(硏究)하기 위(爲)하여 설치(設置)한 기관(機關)
an institution established to study a field professionally
연구 (research) + 원 (house) = research institute
3. hak-won 학원
學院
학원
학교(學校) 설치(設置) 기준(基準)의 여러 조건(條件)을 갖추지 않는 사립 교육(敎育) 기관(機關). 주(主)로 진학(進學) 지도(指導), 직업(職業) 교육(敎育) 따위를 행(行)함
Private educational institutions that do not meet the various criteria of the establishment of schools. mainly teaching, vocational education, etc.
hak 學 means study, education in Hanja.
hak + won = educational house = academy (in most scenarios, Koreans take parts in Hakwon as a place to learn other skills than what are being taught in school, something similar like tuition centre in Malaysia.)
4. ib-won 입원
入院
입원
환자(患者)가 입원하여 치료(治療)를 받는 방(房)
a room in which a patient is hospitalized for treatment
ib hanja is 入 which means enter, join.
입 (enter) + 원 (house) = admitted, hospitalized
5. won-jang 원장
院長
원장
「원(院)」 자(字)가 붙은 기관(機關) 시설(施設)의 장(長)
-원 is attached to the head of organization/institution
jang means chief in korean.
원 (house) + 장 (chief) = director, president
6. beob-won 법원
法院
법원
소송 사건을 심판하는 국가(國家) 기관(機關). 대법원(大法院), 고등법원(高等法院), 지방법원(地方法院)
A state agency that judges litigation cases. the Supreme Court, the High Court, and the District Court
법 (beob) 法 means law, act.
법 (law) + 원 (house) = court (法 院)
7. mun-hwa-won 문화원
文化院
문화원
문화 (mun-hwa), means culture in Korean.
문화 (culture) + 원 (house) = cultural centre, cultural institute
If you want to learn more about Hanja and other Korean lessons, do check them out in http://www.talktomeinkorean.com and I’m referring to this book for this post! Click and access to the book : click here
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