Hangul · vowel · 24 of 40
ㅣ 이
- Name
- 이 i
- Sound
- i, as in 이
- How it sounds
- Like the ee in 'see', but shorter.
- Memory hook
- A single upright line, a person standing in the original design. The mouth is narrow and spread, like the line.
- Watch for
- Drawing it out into a long English 'ee' that slides at the end; the vowel stays still.
Words that use ㅣ
Romanisation help
이
i
tooth; two
이름
ireum
name
기차
gicha
train
How to write ㅣ
Stroke order · 1 stroke
1
- 1. One long vertical, from top to bottom.
General rules
- Top to bottom, left to right.
- Horizontal strokes are written left to right, vertical ones top to bottom.
- Many corners are turned without lifting the pen, so ㄱ and ㄴ are each a single stroke.
- ㅇ is drawn anticlockwise, starting from the top.
- Vowels follow the same order: ㅏ and ㅜ start with the long line, while ㅓ and ㅗ start with the short stroke.
- In a block, write the consonant first, then the vowel, then any final consonant.
Practise it with a tracing guide and a from-memory pass on the writing practice page.
ㅣ is taught on day 1 of the Hangul course, alongside ㅏ ㅓ ㅗ ㅜ ㅡ ㅇ, with a memory hook, words to read and two writing passes.