Hangul · compound vowel · 39 of 40
ㅟ 위
- Name
- 위 wi
- Sound
- wi, as in 위
- How it sounds
- wi as in 'we', said as one short syllable.
- Memory hook
- ㅜ with ㅣ on the right: u sliding into i.
- Watch for
- Stretching it into two syllables, oo and ee, instead of one quick wi.
Words that use ㅟ
Romanisation help
위
wi
top; above
귀
gwi
ear
쉬워요
swiwoyo
it is easy
How to write ㅟ
Stroke order · 3 strokes
1
2
3
- 1. ㅜ first: the horizontal, from left to right.
- 2. A short stroke down from the horizontal.
- 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.
ㅟ is taught on day 8 of the Hangul course, alongside ㅘ ㅙ ㅚ ㅝ ㅞ ㅢ, with a memory hook, words to read and two writing passes.