Culture · 6 pages · 12 min
How hangul was designed
Hangul consonant letters diagram the mouth, and the letters are then grouped into syllable blocks.
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From the opening
Hangul was designed in the fifteenth century under King Sejong as a featural alphabet for Korean. Consonant letters are stylized diagrams of articulation, and vowel letters are built from a small set of strokes, then packed into syllable blocks. The opening covers consonant shapes mirror articulation, vowel strokes were combined on purpose, and square blocks still hold letters.
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Inside
- Consonant shapes mirror articulation
- Vowel strokes were combined on purpose
- Square blocks still hold letters
- The 1446 document explains the design
- Where the idea stops applying
- A distinction worth keeping
Sources
- Hunminjeongeum and the featural design of hangul
- Articulatory shapes of the basic Korean consonant letters