KOREA 103B

Learning Sino-Korean Characters

Korean · 4 units · Undergraduate upper division (100-199)

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Sino-Korean vocabulary and characters necessary for advanced and superior level of knowledge in Korean. Sino-Korean characters are used differently from same Chinese characters used in contemporary China in terms of pronunciation, meaning, and word formation. Professional-level Korean speakers need to be able to read at least 1,800 Sino-Korean characters. Reinforcement of collocation patterns and semantic association of Sino-Korean vocabulary.

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Not on the schedule for any of Fall 2025 through Spring 2027. UCLA publishes only that window, so this does not mean the course is gone — check the official listing.

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Requisite: course 103A or Korean placement test.

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KOREA 103A

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KOREA 103B

KOREA 103ALearning Sino-Korean Characters
- KOREA 6Intermediate Modern Korean
  - KOREA 5Intermediate Modern Korean1 more beneath
- KOREA 6AIntermediate Korean for Korean Speakers
  - KOREA 5AIntermediate Korean for Korean Speakers1 more beneath

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KOREA 103B

KOREA 103CLearning Sino-Korean Characters

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