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The grouping of large numbers in Korean follows the Chinese tradition of myriads (10000) rather than thousands (1000). The Sino-Korean system is nearly entirely based on the Chinese numerals. The distinction between the two numeral systems is very important. Everything that can be counted will use one of the two systems, but seldom both.
All Korean surnames and most Korean given names are Sino-Korean. [4] Additionally, Korean numerals can be expressed with Sino-Korean and native Korean words, though each set of numerals has different purposes. [7] Sino-Korean words may be written either in the Korean alphabet, known as Hangul, or in Chinese characters, known as Hanja. [8]
버스 beoseu bus 표 票 pyo ticket 열 열 yeol ten 장 張 jang 'sheets' 버스 표 열 장 버스 票 열 張 beoseu pyo yeol jang bus ticket ten 'sheets' "ten bus tickets" In fact, the meanings of counter words are frequently extended in metaphorical or other image-based ways. For instance, in addition to counting simply sheets of paper, jang in Korean can be used to refer to any number ...
According to the Standard Korean Language Dictionary published by the National Institute of Korean Language (NIKL), approximately half (50%) of Korean words are Sino-Korean, mostly in academic fields (science, government, and society). [6] Other dictionaries, such as the Urimal Keun Sajeon, claim this number might be as low as roughly 30%. [7] [8]
91) divides count words into four classes: native Korean counters that are used only with Korean numbers, Sino-Korean counters that are used with Korean numbers (장, 개,잔, etc.), Sino-Korean counters that can be used with either Korean or Sino-Korean numbers (척,명,평), and Sino-Korean counters that can only be used with Sino-Korean ...
(Reuters) -China and South Korea are facing increasing difficulties, but should strengthen cooperation without interference, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi told his South Korean counterpart on ...
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[1] The gravestone of Kim Ku's wife, Ch'oe Chun-rye, uses the Dangun calendar written using hangul numerals (ㄱ =1, ㄴ =2, etc) for her birth year ("ㄹㄴㄴㄴ해" = 4222 = 1889 CE). For her death year, it uses hangul numerals to indicate the number of years after the founding of the Korean Provisional Government (" ㅂ해" = 6 = 1924 CE).