Hangul · compound vowel · 35 of 40
ㅙ 왜
- Name
- 왜 wae
- Sound
- wae, as in 왜
- How it sounds
- we as in 'wet'.
- Memory hook
- ㅗ plus ㅐ: o gliding into the e sound.
- Watch for
- Expecting it to sound different from ㅚ and ㅞ; all three are usually said we.
Words that use ㅙ
Romanisation help
왜
wae
why
돼지
dwaeji
pig
괜찮아요
gwaenchanayo
it is fine
How to write ㅙ
Stroke order · 5 strokes
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2
3
4
5
- 1. ㅗ first: a short stroke down, on the left.
- 2. The ㅗ horizontal, from left to right, underneath.
- 3. Then ㅐ: down the first vertical, from top to bottom.
- 4. A short stroke from the first vertical across to the right.
- 5. Down the second vertical on the far 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.
ㅙ is taught on day 8 of the Hangul course, alongside ㅘ ㅚ ㅝ ㅞ ㅟ ㅢ, with a memory hook, words to read and two writing passes.