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Korean Vowels and Consonants
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How Korean Syllables Work
Korean characters combine into syllable blocks. Each block can have different structures,
and the vowel's orientation determines the layout!
Basic Patterns
V (Vowel Only)
ㅇ
+
ㅏ
=
아
a
Silent ㅇ placeholder
CV (Consonant + Vowel)
ㄱ
+
ㅏ
=
가
ga
Basic syllable
CVC (C + V + Final C)
ㄱ
+
ㅏ
+
ㄴ
=
간
gan
With ending consonant
Compound Vowel Patterns
C + Compound Vowel
ㄱ
+
ㅘ
=
과
gwa
Compound vowel (ㅗ+ㅏ)
C + Compound V + C
ㄱ
+
ㅘ
+
ㄴ
=
관
gwan
Compound vowel + ending
Double Final Consonant
ㄱ
+
ㅏ
+
ㄺ
=
갉
galk
Compound final (ㄹ+ㄱ)
Orientation Examples
Vertical Vowel Layout
ㅎ
+
ㅣ
=
히
hi
Left to right
Horizontal Vowel Layout
ㅎ
+
ㅜ
=
후
hu
Top to bottom
Horizontal with Final C
ㅎ
+
ㅜ
+
ㄹ
=
훌
hul
Stacked arrangement
Example Words
안녕
annyeong
Hello/Hi (informal)