Hangul · compound vowel · 38 of 40
ㅞ 웨
- Name
- 웨 we
- Sound
- we, as in 웨
- How it sounds
- we as in 'wet', the same as ㅙ and ㅚ in normal speech.
- Memory hook
- ㅜ plus ㅔ: u gliding into e.
- Watch for
- Trying to keep it apart from ㅙ and ㅚ in speech, when the difference is only in the spelling.
Words that use ㅞ
Romanisation help
웨이터
weiteo
waiter
스웨터
seuweteo
jumper
How to write ㅞ
Stroke order · 5 strokes
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- 1. ㅜ first: the horizontal, from left to right.
- 2. A short stroke down from the horizontal.
- 3. Then ㅔ: a short stroke from the left, across to the first vertical.
- 4. Down the first vertical, from top to bottom.
- 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.
ㅞ is taught on day 8 of the Hangul course, alongside ㅘ ㅙ ㅚ ㅝ ㅟ ㅢ, with a memory hook, words to read and two writing passes.