STEP 3 • Vowels Born of Heaven, Earth & Human
21 vowels are born from just 3 shapes
One dot (☉ Heaven), one horizontal line (ㅡ Earth), one vertical line (ㅣ Human). Combine these 3 shapes and every Korean vowel appears. See why 15th-century Hangul is called "the cosmic script".
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Heaven (☉)
The round sun of Heaven. Bright, warm "yang" energy.
ㅡ
Earth (ㅡ)
The flat, vast Earth. Grounded, stable energy.
ㅣ
Human (ㅣ)
The person standing between Heaven and Earth. Neutral energy.
조합해보기
Compose vowels from the 3 shapes
ㅏ
A
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Sun (•) rising to the outside of Person (ㅣ) - Bright Yang vowel
미니게임
Warm vowels vs Cold vowels
Korean vowels have yin & yang. ㅏ·ㅗ (rising to heaven) are warm; ㅓ·ㅜ (sinking to earth) are cold. Guess the vibe of each word!
child
mother
duck
universe
sea
tear
Score: 0 / 6Hint: "얼음 ice" sounds cold, "밝음 bright" sounds warm