Hangeul is the Korean alphabet. 'Han' means Korea(n) and 'Geul' means letters. There are 14 consonants and 10 vowels. Consonants and vowels are combined to form a syllable, which is called '모아쓰기(mo-a-sseu-gi)'. Hangeul was created in 1443 by the Great King Sejong of Joseon Dynasty and introduced to the people in 1446. At that time, the name was ' 훈민정음(Hun-min-jeong-eum)'. 훈(hun) : teach 민(min) :..
