Korean alphabet

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Korean uses a syllabary known as Hangul, designed by King Sejong.

In Hangul, every symbol (or "block") represents a syllable. These symbols are in turn composed of sub-symbols (or "letters"), and each sub-symbol represents a sound. For example the sub-symbol ㅜ (it looks like the letter "T") represents the sound "u".

The Korean spelling of "Hangul" is: 한글. It consists of two blocks of three letters each.

For a more in-depth look at the Korean script, read [Korean Script & Romanization Explanation]

See also: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hangul

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