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Reverse Engineering of Hanja — The Essence of Electronic Engineering Seen Through Etymology
**Author:** WU HANQING
**Affiliation:** Kyung Hee University, School of Electronic Information Engineering
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[1] Hanja_Reverse_Engineering.pptx
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[3] 漢字의 逆設計 - 字源으로 보는 電子工學의 本質.pdf
Abstract
This paper reverse-engineers core concepts that form the foundation of electronic engineering through the etymology of Hanja (漢字). It examines the historical and physical cognitive processes underlying cutting-edge IT technologies. From oracle-bone script in antiquity, through metaphors of the Industrial Revolution, to today’s closed-loop systems, the source code of disciplinary knowledge is often encoded in Sino-Korean terms. ... 