Editing Chinese characters (section)

=== South Korea ===
Hanja are still used in South Korea, though not to the extent that kanji are used in Japan. In general, there is a trend toward the exclusive use of hangul in ordinary contexts.{{sfn|Hannas|1997|p=48}} Characters remain in use in place names, newspapers, and to disambiguate homophones. They are also used in the practice of calligraphy. Use of hanja in education is politically contentious, with official policy regarding the prominence of hanja in curricula having vacillated since the country's independence.{{sfn|Hannas|1997|pp=65–66, 69–72}}{{sfn|Choo|O'Grady|1996|p=ix}} Some support the total abandonment of hanja, while others advocate an increase in use to levels previously seen during the 1970s and 1980s. Students in grades 7–12 are presently taught with a principal focus on simple recognition and attaining sufficient literacy to read a newspaper.{{sfn|Fischer|2004|pp=189–194}} The South Korean Ministry of Education published the ''[[Basic Hanja for Educational Use]]'' in 1972, which specified {{val|1800}} characters meant to be learned by secondary school students.{{sfn|Lunde|2008|p=84}} In 1991, the [[Supreme Court of Korea]] published the ''Table of Hanja for Use in Personal Names'' ({{lang|ko|인명용 한자}}; {{tlit|ko|Inmyeong-yong Hanja}}), which initially included {{val|2854}} characters.{{sfn|Taylor|Taylor|2014|p=179}} The list has been expanded several times since; {{As of|2022|lc=yes}}, it includes {{val|8319}} characters.<ref>{{Cite news |date=26 December 2021 |script-title=ko:乻(땅이름 늘)·賏(목치장 영)... '인명용 한자' 40자 추가된다 |trans-title=乻 · 賏... 40 ''Hanja for Use in Personal Names'' added |url=https://www.chosun.com/national/court_law/2021/12/26/OZCAQQTHSFANXKF4UU2C7GEBQM |work=The Chosun Ilbo |language=ko}}</ref>