Hangul: The World's Most Scientific and Systematic Writing System
Hangul is a writing system that consists of 14 consonants and 14 vowels. The consonants are ㄱ, ㄴ, ㄷ, ㄹ, ㅁ, ㅂ, ㅅ, ㅇ, ㅈ, ㅊ, ㅋ, ㅌ, ㅍ, ㅎ. The vowels are ㅏ, ㅑ, ㅓ, ㅕ, ㅗ, ㅛ, ㅜ, ㅠ, ㅡ, ㅣ, ㅐ, ㅔ, ㅚ, ㅟ. Hangul is a phonetic writing system. This means that it represents each sound with a separate letter. Hangul is a phonetic writing system because it can accurately represent the sounds of Korean. Hangul is s..
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The history of Hangul, the Korean alphabet
The Korean alphabet was created by King Sejong in 1443. King Sejong wanted to create a script that could be easily learned and used by all, as the then-current script, Hanja, was difficult to learn. Thus, he created the Korean alphabet, and in 1446 he promulgated Hunminjeongeum. Hunminjeongeum consists of 28 letters. It is made up of 14 consonants and 14 vowels. The consonants are ㄱ, ㄴ, ㄷ, ㄹ, ㅁ,..
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