This guide to the 1,800 common hanja or Chinese characters that appear in Korean is a useful tool for the advanced Korean learner, for having mastered Han'gŭl the next necessary step for advanced comprehension of Korean (particularly in the South) is to read and understand the common hanja that appear in literature and the press.

Grant's book, first published in 1979, remains a classic tool for the learner. He systematically catalogues each of the 1,800 characters organised by the number of strokes along with some common compounds and stroke order.

This is a useful book for students of Korean who are looking for an easy and compact tool to help in hanja learning. ( )

A useful book from which I learned a number of characters 20 years ago, most of which I have now forgotten ( )