This is the new Revised Edition. This book was created to help non-Chinese intermediate learners of Korean expand their vocabulary by more than 2,000 Sino-Korean words quickly and efficiently by learning the 50 most powerful Chinese characters. To help you understand basic Chinese characters, this book presents the meanings and pictures of Chinese characters together and practices writing in the order of strokes. Also, by presenting a table of Chinese characters, users can reference Chinese characters at a glance. This book contains example sentences and English translations for each word along with synonyms and antonyms. Example sentences are written using appropriate vocabulary and grammar that students at the intermediate level should be able to understand. The review quiz is intended to check understanding of both Sino-Korean vocabulary characteristics in word formation and the meaning of Chinese characters. In addition, the appendix also includes a list of high-frequency analogous meanings and major homonyms. This book is a must-have for any student of Korean who wants to take their skills to a higher level. In a powerful, easy to understand manner, Dr. Lee Young Hee takes the fear out of Chinese characters and easily incorporates them into expanding your Korean vocabulary and understanding. --Daniel C. Gedacht, M.A. International Affairs, Korea University and Former Korean TV Personality Most Sino-Korean language books strictly aim to teach a high quantity of vocabulary terms without explanation of their relatedness to each other. This book, however, takes a different approach to language learning by teaching how select fundamental characters may be viewed as root words that unlock a more expansive vocabulary. --Sylvia Riadina, PhD Candidate of Korean Linguistics, Sookmyung Women’s University A seminal book that is eloquently written in great detail, Dr. Lee’s ground-breaking work provides an expansive amount of culturally relevant Chinese characters necessary to fully understand the complexity and depth of the Korean language. As both a learning text and reference, this easy to use book is a must have for both students and scholars interested in learning and expanding their knowledge on the Korean language. --Roland B. Wilson, PhD, Conflict Analysis and Resolution, George Mason University, and Former Korean Language Student at the Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center. Lee Young Hee graduated from Kyungpook National University with bachelor’s and master’s degrees in Korean linguistics. She received her PhD degree at Sookmyung Women’s University in Sino-Korean Word Education. She has been teaching Korean to diplomats at the U.S. Department of State’s Foreign Service Institute in Seoul since 1993.