• mojofrododojo@lemmy.world
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    10 months ago

    hey just wanted to ask: what’s up with the circle-bits in korean characters? they’re really unique, I just have no idea what they indicate (if anything) and always wondered…

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      10 months ago

      The circles? You mean ? It’s a component (consonant ieung) letter and indicates either:

      • no sound before syllable’s vowel: 나 [na] - 아 [a]
      • final sound [ŋ] at the end of a character block, placed at bottom: 앙 []