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  *金* | 金* | *金
surname Jin / surname Kim (Korean) / Jurchen Jin dynasty (1115–1234)
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  *丽* | 丽* | *丽
Korea
Kaesong or Gaeseong city in southwest North Korea, close to the border with South Korea and a special economic zone for South Korean companies
Resist US, help North Korea (1950s slogan)
P'unggye in Kilju county, North Hamgyeong province, the North Korean nuclear test site
North Chungcheong Province, South Korea, capital Cheongju 清州市
North Korea
gayageum (Korean 12-stringed zither)
South Korean won (currency)
Panmunjeom, the Joint Security Area in the Korean demilitarized zone
Daewoo (Korean conglomerate)
Three Kingdoms period (220–280) in Chinese history / any of several Three Kingdoms periods in Korean history, esp. from 1st century AD to unification under Silla 新羅|新罗 in 658
Yaksu in North Korea, near the border with Liaoning and Jiling province
Hyundai, South Korean company
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  *朝* | 朝* | *朝
abbr. for 朝鮮|朝鲜 Korea
Goguryeo (37 BC-668 AD), one of the Korean Three Kingdoms
South Korea (Republic of Korea) / (historical) Han, one of the Seven Warring States 戰國七雄|战国七雄
the final of a Korean syllable (consonant or consonant cluster at the end of the syllable)
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  *韩* | 韩* | *韩
Han, one of the Seven Hero States of the Warring States 戰國七雄|战国七雄 / Korea from the fall of the Joseon dynasty in 1897 / Korea, esp. South Korea 大韓民國|大韩民国 / surname Han
South Korea
Tsushima Island, between Japan and South Korea
Samsung (South Korean electronics company) / Sanxing or Sanhsing Township in Yilan County 宜蘭縣|宜兰县, Taiwan
south of Changjiang or Yangtze river / south of the lower reaches of Changjiang / often refers to south Jiangsu, south Anhui and north Zhejiang provinces / a province during Qing times / in literature, refers to the sunny south / Gangnam (district in Seoul, South Korea)
Lotte (South Korean conglomerate)
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  *貉* | 貉* | *貉
raccoon dog (Nyctereutes procyonoides) / raccoon of North China, Korea and Japan (Japanese: tanuki) / also pr. [hao2]
Busan Metropolitan City in South Gyeongsang Province 慶尚南道|庆尚南道, South Korea
Hamgyeongdo Province of Joseon Korea, now divided into North Hamgyeong Province 咸鏡北道|咸镜北道 and South Hamgyeong Province 咸鏡南道|咸镜南道 of North Korea
(slang) (used at the end of a sentence to mimic Korean speech) (loanword from Korean verb ending "seumnida") / (jocular) a Korean
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  *朴* | 朴* | *朴
surname Piao / Korean surname (Park, Pak or Bak) / also pr. [Pu2]
Hanseong, former name of Seoul (capital of South Korea), replaced in 2005 with 首爾|首尔
North Korea / Korea as geographic term / Taiwan pr. [Chao2xian1]
Korean language (esp. in context of South Korea)
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  *厼* | 厼* | *厼
one of the characters used in kwukyel (phonetic "keum"), an ancient Korean writing system
China, Japan and Korea
Jeju Island special autonomous province (Cheju Island), South Korea, a World Heritage site
Changbai Korean autonomous county in Baishan 白山, Jilin
South Korean media
Antu County in Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture 延邊朝鮮族自治州|延边朝鲜族自治州, Jilin
(Tw, HK) North Korea
Japan and Korea
see 海東市|海东市 / (also can refer to Liaodong, the Korean Peninsula, Bohai or Japan, depending on the historical context)
Parhae, Korean kingdom in Manchuria and Siberia, 698–926
Seoul, capital of South Korea (Chinese name adopted in 2005 to replace 漢城|汉城)
Chagang province, in the north of North Korea
Datian, a county in Sanming City 三明市, Fujian / Daejeon Metropolitan City, capital of South Chungcheong Province 忠清南道, South Korea
wing (of an air force) / sports team representing a combination of entities (e.g. United Korea)
Longchuan county in Heyuan 河源, Guangdong / Ryongchon, town in North Korea
stick / club / cudgel / maize (corn) / ear of maize / corncob / (derog.) Korean
Yalu River, forming part of the China-Korea border
budae jjigae, a type of Korean stew
Longjing, county-level city in Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture 延邊朝鮮族自治州|延边朝鲜族自治州, Jilin / Longjing, a district of Taichung 臺中市|台中市, Taiwan / Longjing tea (abbr. for 龍井茶|龙井茶)
Korean language
Korea and Japan
Wangqing County in Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture 延邊朝鮮族自治州|延边朝鲜族自治州, Jilin
China-South Korea
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  *丷* | 丷* | *丷
one of the characters used in kwukyel, an ancient Korean writing system
Cheongju, capital of North Chungcheong Province, South Korea 忠清北道
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  *铉* | 铉* | *铉
stick-like implement inserted into the handles of a tripod cauldron in ancient times in order to lift the cauldron / commonly used in Korean names, transcribed as "hyun"
Hanyang county in Hubei province / historical name Hanyang for Seoul, Korea
(slang) South Korea
Gimcheon (city in South Korea)
Wiman Korea (195-108 BC), historical kingdom in Manchuria, Liaoning and North Korea
Korean Wave, aka Hallyu (the increase in international interest in South Korea and its popular culture since the 1990s)
Incheon Metropolitan City in Gyeonggi Province 京畿道, South Korea
Pohang (city in South Korea)
Jizhou district of Ji'an city 吉安市, Jiangxi / Kilju county in North Hamgyeong province, North Korea
Republic of Korea (South Korea)
Hunchun, county-level city in Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture 延邊朝鮮族自治州|延边朝鲜族自治州, Jilin
(Tw, HK) South Korea
to close a country; to exclude foreign contact / closed country (Qing China, North Korea etc)
Gyeonggi Province, South Korea, surrounding Seoul and Incheon, capital Suweon City 水原市
North and South Korea
naengmyeon (Korean dish based on cold noodles in soup)
formal ceremonial music of each succeeding Chinese dynasty starting with the Zhou / Korean a'ak / Japanese gagaku
Bank of Korea
Jeonju city, capital of North Jeolla Province, in west South Korea
South Gyeongsang Province, in southeast South Korea, capital Changwon 昌原
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  *罖* | 罖* | *罖
one of the characters used in kwukyel (phonetic "ra"), an ancient Korean writing system
Asiana Airlines, South Korean airline
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  *鲦* | 鲦* | *鲦
Korean sharpbelly (fish, Hemiculter leucisculus) / chub
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  *垈* | 垈* | *垈
used in place names / Japanese -nuta / Korean -dae
Baekdu or Changbai mountains 長白山|长白山, volcanic mountain range between Jilin province and North Korea, prominent in Manchu and Korean mythology
Wonsan city in Kangweon province 江原道 of North Korea
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  *亽* | 亽* | *亽
one of the characters used in kwukyel (phonetic "ra"), an ancient Korean writing system
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  *乊* | 乊* | *乊
one of the characters used in kwukyel (phonetic "ho"), an ancient Korean writing system
Hallasan Mountain or Mount Halla, highest mountain in South Korea
the Blue House (or Cheong Wa Dae), formerly the residence of the president of South Korea in Seoul (1948–2022), now a public park
raccoon dog (Nyctereutes procyonoides) / raccoon of North China, Korea and Japan (Japanese: tanuki) / also called
Suweon City, capital of Gyeonggi province 京畿道, South Korea
Tripitaka Koreana, Buddhist scriptures carved on 81,340 wooden tablets and housed in the Haein Temple 海印寺 in South Gyeongsang province of South Korea
posthumous name given to the second emperor of a dynasty / King Taejong of Joseon Korea (1367–1422), reigned 1400–1418
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  *旀* | 旀* | *旀
phonetic "myeo" used in place names (Korean gugja)
South Korean-US
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  *倻* | 倻* | *倻
used to represent phonetic "ya" in Korean names
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  *乧* | 乧* | *乧
archaic Korean hanja pronounced dul, phonetic du plus ul
North Gyeongsang Province, in east South Korea, capital Daegu 大邱
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  *壭* | 壭* | *壭
one of the characters used in kwukyel (phonetic "san"), an ancient Korean writing system
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  *仒* | 仒* | *仒
one of the characters used in kwukyel (phonetic "eo" or "sya"), an ancient Korean writing system
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  *卪* | 卪* | *卪
one of the characters used in kwukyel, an ancient Korean writing system
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  *朰* | 朰* | *朰
one of the characters used in kwukyel (phonetic "teul"), an ancient Korean writing system

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