Chinese, although it belongs to a completely different language family, influenced Korean greatly. Many believe that the language emerged from a single cultural source. But just as the Korean people ...

There’s never been a better time to learn Korean. It’s one of the fastest-growing languages in the world, outpacing traditionally popular rivals like Chinese in multiple markets – reflecting ...

As a Chinese citizen living in South Korea, I have noticed and also observed the “Chinese language craze” in South Korean society ever since I came to this country almost 12 years ago.

Like the majority of people attracted to Japan’s culture, I grew up with manga and anime. At that time back in 2006, Korean or Japanese weren’t really popular languages. Chinese, on the other hand, ...

As a result, the Korean aristocracy had adopted the traditional Chinese hanja characters. Now, a language borrowing the writing system of another one is a rather mundane occurrence; English ...