Struktura slabiky

음절 구조 — Syllable Block Structure

Unlike alphabets where letters sit in a line, Hangul groups letters into syllable blocks. Each block is one syllable and contains 2-4 letters arranged in a square.

Three block patterns:

Layout rules:

• Vertical vowels (ㅏ,ㅑ,ㅓ,ㅕ,ㅣ) go to the right of the initial consonant: 가, 나, 디
• Horizontal vowels (ㅗ,ㅛ,ㅜ,ㅠ,ㅡ) go below the initial consonant: 고, 누, 두
• If there's a 받침, it goes at the bottom: 간, 굴, 닭

받침 (Batchim) — Final Consonants:

Only 7 sounds are possible in final position, regardless of which consonant is written:

Linking rule (연음): When a syllable ending in a consonant is followed by a syllable starting with ㅇ, the final consonant moves to become the initial of the next syllable: 한국어 → [한구거] (hangugeo).