The characters introduced in Unit 1 are, for all intents and purposes, characters that every Korean person is expected to be able to recognize and know how to replicate. However, the characters introduced in Unit 2 are more complex. Although most Korean people would be able to recognize most of the characters introduced in this Unit, some Korean people (especially the younger generation) would not be able to.
The difference is that native Korean speakers (just like native speakers of any language) can often guess the meaning of an unknown word based on feeling and context due to their exposure to the language. However, we are not native speakers. We need other tools to allow us to understand the meaning of unknown words because we have not been exposed to Korean since birth.
The following is 95 more characters (to bring us to an even 200) that will help you understand the roots of Korean words easier. I created this list based on my own experiences with studying Korean and Hanja, and their relationship with one-another.
| Lesson 21 Direction 2 右, 左, 回, 向, 反 |
| Lesson 22 Work 工, 業, 務, 勤, 會 |
| Lesson 23 Personal 者, 士, 自, 個, 主 |
| Lesson 24 Language 言, 語, 話, 談, 交 |
| Lesson 25 Movement 行, 進, 通, 習, 動 |
| Lesson 26 Bright 光, 明, 華, 電, 特 |
| Lesson 27 Thing 物, 作, 料, 資, 製 |
| Lesson 28 Transportation 車, 路, 道, 驛 |
| Lesson 29 Teaching 敎, 育, 科, 講, 訓 |
| Lesson 30 Group 共, 團, 協, 政, 副 |
| Lesson 31 Buy and Sell 店, 商, 換, 買, 賣 |
| Lesson 32 Peace 平, 安, 和, 空, 園 |
| Lesson 33 High, Low, Good, Bad 高, 最, 初, 惡, 低 |
| Lesson 34 Numbers 加, 減, 配, 記, 兩 |
| Lesson 35 Ocean, Water 海, 島, 船, 雨, 浴 |
| Lesson 36 Start 原, 開, 創, 始 |
| Lesson 37 Finish 完, 了, 末, 成 |
| Lesson 38 Places 域, 房, 點, 館, 所 |
| Lesson 39 Life 活, 住, 常, 毛, 事 |
| Lesson 40 Food 辛, 油, 肉 |
| Hanja Unit 2 Test Test Yourself! |