Hangul · compound vowel · 40 of 40
ㅢ 의
- Name
- 의 ui
- Sound
- ui, as in 의
- How it sounds
- At the start of a word it is ㅡ sliding into ㅣ, said quickly as one syllable. After a consonant or later in a word it is usually said i, and as the particle 의 'of' it is usually said e.
- Memory hook
- ㅡ plus ㅣ, the flat ground and the standing person. Start with the lips spread for ㅡ and slide to ㅣ.
- Watch for
- Using the full ui everywhere, including in 회의 'meeting', where the second syllable is said i.
Words that use ㅢ
Romanisation help
의사
uisa
doctor
의자
uija
chair
회의
hoeui
meeting
How to write ㅢ
Stroke order · 2 strokes
1
2
- 1. ㅡ first: the horizontal, from left to right.
- 2. 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.
ㅢ is taught on day 8 of the Hangul course, alongside ㅘ ㅙ ㅚ ㅝ ㅞ ㅟ, with a memory hook, words to read and two writing passes.