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> The was designed so that people with little education could learn to read and write. A popular saying about the alphabet is, "A wise man can acquaint himself with them before the morning is over; even a stupid man can learn them in the space of ten days." .. the design of the consonant letters is based on articulatory phonetics and the design of the vowel letters is based on the principles of yinyang and vowel harmony.

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bs2 · @bsmall2
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> The are written in syllabic blocks with the alphabetic letters arranged in two dimensions. For example, Hangeul in Korean is written as 한글 (han gul), not ㅎㅏㄴㄱㅡㄹ (h a n g u l). These syllables begin with a consonant letter, then a vowel letter, and then potentially another consonant letter called a batchim (Korean: 받침). If the syllable begins with a vowel sound, then the consonant ㅇ (ng) will act as a silent placeholder...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hangul

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bs2 · @bsmall2
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> .. when King was inventing Hangul the .. in China.. changed the pronunciation of Chinese characters, making it harder for to learn.. to record their words..illiteracy level.. stayed high.. Chinese characters [were].. by the ruling class..[which] took advantage.. became a symbol of power and privilege.. to make written language more accessible.. started creating Hangul secretl..
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hunminje

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