Reading Hangul (the Korean alphabet)
The Korean writing system “Hangul” is one of the most scientific and systematic
writing systems in the world. Hangul is made of an alphabet of 21
vowel and 19 consonant symbols. The system was invented in 1443 by the
King Sejong the Great and his group of royal scholars during the Chosun
dynasty of Korea (1392–1910). This unit introduces how to read Hangul.
The unit introduces individual vowel and consonant symbols and discusses
how each symbol is assembled into syllables to spell Korean words.
Vowels
Hangul has a total of 21 vowel symbols. Among them are 11 basic vowels
and ten double-vowel symbols. The basic vowel symbols include:
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