About Hangul
Interpretation
Well, which characteristics make Hangul one of the most creative alphabets in the world First of all, let's find out the principle of creation. The vowels of Hangul are based on three letters; the dot(.) representing heaven, the horizontal line(-) signifying Earth, and the vertical line( I ) representing man. All vowels are created by combining these words. The consonants are based upon the position and shape of the vocal organs, like the mouth, tongue, and lip when they are pronounced. 28 letters of Hangul is not made separately, but made of basic letters first and then followed by the rest. Moreover the letters represent themselves as the characteristics of the sound value. For example, the letters such as 'I' and 'n' of English have their own sound values but they aren't related to the shape of the vocal organs. But 'ㄴ' (similar to 'n' of English) is modeled after the shape of the tongue touching the gums and '=' (similar to 't' of English) added a stroke on '-' represents the sound in the same position of the mouth. Each of the letters of Hangul is based on the shape of the vocal organs in this way No other language in the world has the most scientific principle as perfect as Hangul. And it's great that a Korean syllable is divided into three parts; Chosong (initial consonant), jungsong (peak vowel), and jongsong (final consonant). That's the main reason why it is one of the most creative alphabets in the world. King Sejong stated that Hangul can express any human sound and it also can be easily learned. In fact Hangul has sound values and it can express all sounds of nature and humans. Besides it's so scientific, systematic, and easy to be leamned that we can use it without any difficulty in this age of society. Therefore, it is recognized as one of the most scientific and creative alphabets in the world. So, what do you think about Hangul now? One of the most scientific and creative alphabets in the world, Hangul! Learning Korean will be fun and easy throughout this course. I hope you keep on studying step by step with confidence, you can do it!
