Mixed Script in Korean

(Chinese characters and Korean Characters)

orean is one of those very few languages which are developed after a well research. It is one of those very few scientific languages of the world.

Korean script was created by the royal courtyards of king Sejong in the year 1443. Korean or as natives proudly say “한국어; 힌국말” (The Language of Korea) is consists of forty letters. These forty letters are combination of 21 vowels (which again has the set of 13 diphthongs) and 19 consonants. Letters have a set of basic consonants and also compounds of the basic letters.

Korean Consonant and Vowel Combination Chart

Consonants  (자음) 

korean Language consists of 19 consonants, it is again a combination of 14 basic consonants and 5 combination consonants.

Consonant Chart

Vowels  (모음 ):

korean language consists of 14 basic vowels, which in turn give birth to other 7 mixed or combined vowels. Vowels in Korean language have a fixed sound and they as any other language transfer their sound to consonants, in simple cases.
Now coming to alphabets in Korean Language. Below is the list of Korean Vowels. The initial 14 are the basic vowels.

Vowel Chart:

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