History of Hangul

Hangul is great for computer-entry, but the data representation is a little tricky, because syllables are treated as a single glyph and there are many syllables.<p>I found this old comment that explains it better than I can: <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;news.ycombinator.com&#x2F;item?id=28287811">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;news.ycombinator.com&#x2F;item?id=28287811</a>

This article is so poor.<p>Could be 2 sentences.<p>Language designed by a king.<p>Also its sad that they put the years 1393-1897 first. As if it took 500 years.<p>On page 3 we learn that 4 characters are not used anymore. We dont learn which characters, or why just uslesss knowledge.<p>Was this written by AI?

Some interesting niche bits: there was an attempt at Linear Hangul; there is an Indonesian language (Cia-Cia) that has nothing to do with Korean that uses Hangul; the original script had many more letters (such as a triple dot or triangle) than are currently common.

Anyone know if there is a particularly great app&#x2F;website out there for learning Korean? Ideally opinionated, low&#x2F;no &quot;figure out what to learn yourself&quot;, Anki + AI-powered for maximum gain&#x2F;seamless review&#x2F;ease of getting more reading + writing variety, and easy to use on-the-go&#x2F;on-mobile.

In my opinion, hangul is the most logical and rational of all the writing systems. Very few surprises when reading something unfamiliar.

I did not realize this site was still in operation- I used to use it quite a bit in college over a decade ago. Sidenote that if you are a tech minded person who has a strong interest in Korean, feel free to reach out. I am pretty easy to find online and I’m working on some Korean language related projects.

For those wondering why OP linked to the first part of the history page instead of the main page, the history is indeed one of the distinguishing features of Hangul.<p>It&#x27;s one of the few writing systems currently in use that was deliberately designed, instead of occurring naturally over time. This means that any similarities and relationships between symbols that you might find are probably intended, not accidental. Noticing these similarities is key to quickly learning Hangul, as it greatly reduces the number of distinct patterns you need to memorize. It&#x27;s also fun for programmers who like puzzles. :)

As someone who’s been trying to learn Korean, I have to admit that while Hangul is undeniably impressive in its design, I still found it challenging to fully grasp at first. Learning to recognize the shapes and sounds of the letters was relatively straightforward but putting it all together into readable syllables and understanding pronunciation rules took me longer than I expected.