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HangulAlphabetic system used for writing the Korean language. The system, known as Choson muntcha in North Korea, consists of 24 letters—14 consonants and 10 vowels. The development of the Hangul alphabet is traditionally ascribed to Sejong, fourth king of the Choson (Yi) dynasty. Hangul was made the official writing system for the Korean language in the mid-1440s by one of Sejong's decrees. Because of the influence of Confucianism and of Chinese culture, however, Hangul was not widely used by scholars or Koreans of the upper classes until after 1945, when Korea ceased to be under Japanese rule. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Hou Zhenrun, the head of a small unlicensed mine outside the northern city of Datong, was accused of organizing a gang of five men to beat reporter Lan Chengzhang and his colleague, Chang Hanwen, on Jan. 45) Qin Hui, "Lun xiandai sixiang de gongtong dixian" (Tianyuanshi yu kuangxiangqu Hanwen ban xu) ["The Common Baseline of Modern Thought: Preface to the Korean edition of Pastoral and Rhapsodies], December 1999, available at <http://time. His colleague, Chang Hanwen, sustained a broken arm and other injuries. |
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