Hangul chart 한글
Hangul, the Korean alphabet, has 14 basic consonants and 10 basic vowels, plus 5 double consonants and 11 compound vowels. Letters are grouped into square syllable blocks. Tap a letter for its sound, example words and a quiz.
Basic consonants (14)
Consonants never stand alone: they sit at the start of a syllable block, and many can also close it as a final consonant (batchim).
Double consonants (5)
Double consonants are said with a tight throat and no puff of air – tenser and sharper than the single letter.
Basic vowels (10)
A vowel always needs a consonant slot before it: when a syllable starts with the vowel sound, the silent ㅇ fills that place (ㅏ → 아).
Compound vowels (11)
Compound vowels are built from two basic vowels, and their shape shows it.
How letters build a syllable
Every block starts with a consonant, then a vowel to its right or below it, and sometimes a final consonant (batchim) at the bottom.
Vertical vowels (ㅏ, ㅓ, ㅣ) go to the right of the consonant: 가. Horizontal vowels (ㅗ, ㅜ, ㅡ) go underneath: 고.
Romanization in this chart follows the official Revised Romanization of Korean. Some consonants change sound at the end of a syllable, so they show two values: start / end.
Three blocks, step by step
가=ㄱ+ㅏ
고=ㄱ+ㅗ
한=ㅎ+ㅏ+ㄴ
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