Hangul · compound vowel · 36 of 40
ㅚ 외
- Name
- 외 oe
- Sound
- oe, as in 외
- How it sounds
- Written as ㅗ plus ㅣ, but in modern speech usually said we, the same as ㅙ.
- Memory hook
- ㅗ with ㅣ on the right. The spelling kept the older sound, and the pronunciation moved on.
- Watch for
- Following the romanisation and saying 'oh-ay', when 회사 is said close to hwesa.
Words that use ㅚ
Romanisation help
회사
hoesa
company
외국
oeguk
abroad; a foreign country
참외
chamoe
Korean melon
How to write ㅚ
Stroke order · 3 strokes
1
2
3
- 1. ㅗ first: a short stroke down, left of centre.
- 2. The ㅗ horizontal, from left to right, underneath.
- 3. Then ㅣ: down the long vertical on the right.
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.
ㅚ is taught on day 8 of the Hangul course, alongside ㅘ ㅙ ㅝ ㅞ ㅟ ㅢ, with a memory hook, words to read and two writing passes.