ㅇ

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Learn Hangeul ㄱ ㄲ ㄴ ㄷ ㄸ ㄹ ㅁ ㅂ ㅃ ㅅ ㅆ ㅇ ㅈ ㅉ ㅊ ㅋ ㅌ ㅍ ㅎ ㅏ ㅐ ㅑ ㅒ ㅓ ㅔ ㅕ ㅖ ㅗ ㅘ ㅙ ㅚ ㅛ ㅜ ㅝ ㅞ ㅟ ㅠ ㅡ ㅢ ㅣ

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ㅇ
이응
Basic
Type	Consonant
Subtype	Simple
Classification 1	Glottal
Classification 2	Nasal
Sounds
IPA	/ŋ/
Basic sounds	/-/, /-ŋ-/, /-ŋ/
Capable sounds	No sound
받침 Sound Change?	no
Romanization
Revised	ng
McCune-Reischauer	ng
Yale	ng
SKATS	K
DPRK	ng
Kontsevich	-Н (-нъ) / -n (-n')
Sign Language
Hangeul
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ㄱ ㄲ ㄴ ㄷ ㄸ ㄹ ㅁ ㅂ ㅃ ㅅ ㅆ ㅇ ㅈ ㅉ ㅊ ㅋ ㅌ ㅍ ㅎ ㅏ ㅐ ㅑ ㅒ ㅓ ㅔ ㅕ ㅖ ㅗ ㅘ ㅙ ㅚ ㅛ ㅜ ㅝ ㅞ ㅟ ㅠ ㅡ ㅢ ㅣ Archaic and obsolete letters

Contents 1 Basic 1.1 Writing with ㅇ 1.2 Pronunciation 2 Examples 2.1 Basic 2.2 Advanced 3 Writing 3.1 Stroke order 3.2 Styles 4 Sound Changes 4.1 Advanced Words and Segments

Basic

• This section should include a description.
• Information on where this character was derived from

ㅇ is an outline of the throat. Originally ㅇ was two letters, a simple circle for silence (null consonant), and a circle topped by a vertical line, ㆁ, for the nasal ng.

The description of this character originally was 伊 [이].

Writing with ㅇ

Its necessary usage in syllable blocks when a consonant sound is nonexistent.

Pronunciation

beginning, middle, and final positions

• girl
• boy
• older girl
• older boy

Examples

Basic

• 아
• 어
• 오
• 우
• 으
• 이
• 애
• 에

Advanced

• 강

Writing

Stroke order

• Animated stroke order picture

Styles

• Pictures of different styles of this letter since there can be many variations, possibly put in a gallery style table.

Sound Changes

• ㅇ + ㄹ → ㅇ + ㄴ

Advanced Words and Segments

• All other word examples with a ㅇ with sound changes