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Korean Language Reference Guide
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Hangul, the Korean writing system, was createdㅤin 1443 by
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King Sejongㅤthe Great. Itㅤisㅤconsideredㅤone of the most
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scientificㅤwriting systemsㅤever devised.
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The system usesㅤ14 basicㅤconsonants andㅤ10 basicㅤvowels,
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whichㅤcombine into syllabic blocks. Eachㅤblockㅤrepresents
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oneㅤsyllable of Korean.
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Consonants: gㅤn dㅤr m b s j ch k tㅤp h
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Vowels:ㅤa ya eo yeoㅤo yo u yuㅤeu i
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ModernㅤKoreanㅤuses Hangulㅤalmostㅤexclusively,ㅤthoughㅤsome
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Chinese characters (Hanja) stillㅤappear inㅤformal contexts.
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The Unicode block for Hangul is oneㅤof theㅤlargest,
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spanning from U+AC00 toㅤU+D7A3 withㅤ11,172ㅤprecomposed
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syllableㅤcharacters.
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Fun fact: October 9thㅤis HangulㅤDay in SouthㅤKorea,
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celebratingㅤtheㅤcreation of thisㅤremarkable alphabet. |