Hangul · compound vowel · 37 of 40
ㅝ 워
- Name
- 워 wo
- Sound
- wo, as in 워
- How it sounds
- w followed by the unrounded ㅓ, close to the 'wo' of 'wonder'.
- Memory hook
- ㅜ and ㅓ joined: u sliding into eo.
- Watch for
- Saying a round 'woe'; the vowel after the w is ㅓ, not ㅗ.
Words that use ㅝ
Romanisation help
뭐
mwo
what
원
won
won (the currency)
추워요
chuwoyo
it is cold
How to write ㅝ
Stroke order · 4 strokes
1
2
3
4
- 1. ㅜ first: the horizontal, from left to right.
- 2. A short stroke down from the horizontal.
- 3. Then ㅓ: a short stroke from the left, across to where the vertical will be.
- 4. 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.
ㅝ is taught on day 8 of the Hangul course, alongside ㅘ ㅙ ㅚ ㅞ ㅟ ㅢ, with a memory hook, words to read and two writing passes.