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創 · CREATION
King Sejong the Great and the Hall of Worthies invent Hunminjeongeum — "the correct sounds for the instruction of the people."
The first consonant — a carpenter's square,
the shape of the tongue touching the soft palate.
기역 opens the mouth of the alphabet.
A reclining line — the tongue resting behind the teeth,
the bed where nasal resonance sleeps.
니은 is the quiet consonant of home.
A perfect square — the closed mouth,
where the hum begins in the chest.
미음 is architecture reduced to geometry.
A perfect circle — the open throat,
heaven's round wheel, the zero of sound.
이응 is the vowel's pedestal, the breath itself.
SYLLABLE · WORKSHOP
Choose one from each track. Watch the three jamo slot into a syllable block.
From the Hall of Worthies to Unicode — drag or scroll the ribbon