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  • Hanja Time – The path to enlightenment

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    What do Taekwondo, Taoism, freeways, enlightenment, and the 8 provinces of Korea all have in common?   They all contain a character this character (which we say as 도 in Korean):   It means ‘way’ or ‘path’, both in the literal sense, and in the metaphysical sense. You may have heard of Taoism- Tao (or…

  • Hanja Time – Have a Ball

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    The Chinese character 球 (구 – “Gu”) means ‘ball’ or ‘sphere’.  Many Korean names for sports and games have this character in them. 야구 “Yagu” (野球) – Baseball The first sound, 야 “Ya” means countryside, or field.  When 구 “Gu” is added it becomes “Field-ball”, or baseball.   탁구 “Tak-gu” (卓球) – Ping pong/ Table…