Getting Started
Korean Letter Writing
Hangul has a fixed stroke order — top to bottom, left to right, one stroke at a time. Watch each letter being written, then trace it yourself.
Read the lesson, then practise at your own pace. All explanations and examples are on this page.
How Strokes Work 획순 원리
The Three Rules of Stroke Order 획순 세 가지 규칙
Every hangul letter is built from a handful of simple strokes, and those strokes always come in the same order. Three rules cover all of them.
- Top before bottom — the highest stroke is written first.
- Left before right — when strokes stand side by side, start with the one on the left.
- Horizontal before an intersecting vertical — draw the crossing bar first, then the line that cuts through it.
One Letter, One Rhythm 글자마다 정해진 획수
Each letter has a fixed number of strokes, and each stroke has a fixed direction. ㅈ is written in 2 strokes and ㅊ in 3 — that is the handwriting convention used all the way through this lesson. Inside a syllable block the order is fixed too: first the opening consonant, then the vowel, then the final consonant underneath.
- Opening consonant first (초성) — the top-left slot.
- Then the vowel (중성) — to the right of it, or underneath it.
- Then the final consonant (종성) along the bottom, if the syllable has one.
Consonants 자음 쓰기
How to write each letter
| Letter | Strokes | Stroke order | Example |
|---|---|---|---|
| ㄱ g / k | 1 | One single stroke: across to the right, then turn and come straight down. | 가다 — to go |
| ㄴ n | 1 | One single stroke: down the left side, then turn and run along the bottom. | 나 — I / me |
| ㄷ d / t | 2 | Two strokes: the top bar, then a stroke down the left side and along the bottom. | 다 — all / every |
| ㄹ r / l | 3 | Three strokes: the ㄱ motion, the middle bar, then the ㄴ motion. | 리 — reason (prefix) |
| ㅁ m | 3 | Three strokes: the left side down, then the top and right side in one motion, then the bottom bar. | 마음 — heart / mind |
| ㅂ b / p | 4 | Four strokes: the left post down, the right post down, then the middle bar, then the bottom bar. | 밥 — rice / meal |
| ㅅ s | 2 | Two strokes: the long left leg first, then the shorter right leg. | 사람 — person |
| ㅇ ng / silent | 1 | One single stroke: a closed circle, starting at the top and coming back to the same point. | 아이 — child |
| ㅈ j | 2 | Two strokes: the top bar and the left leg in one motion, then the right leg. Two, not three. | 지금 — now |
| ㅊ ch | 3 | Three strokes: the small slanted mark on top, then the bar with its left leg, then the right leg. | 차 — tea / car |
| ㅋ k | 2 | Two strokes: the ㄱ shape first, then the short bar across the middle. | 커피 — coffee |
| ㅌ t | 3 | Three strokes: the top bar, the middle bar, then the left side and bottom in one motion. | 타다 — to ride |
| ㅍ p | 4 | Four strokes: the top bar, the left post, the right post, then the bottom bar. | 파 — green onion |
| ㅎ h | 3 | Three strokes: the small slanted mark, the bar under it, then the circle. | 하늘 — sky |
Vowels 모음 쓰기
How to write each letter
| Letter | Strokes | Stroke order | Example |
|---|---|---|---|
| ㅏ a | 2 | Two strokes: the long vertical line first, then the short tick out to the right. | 사람 — person |
| ㅑ ya | 3 | Three strokes: the long vertical first, then the upper tick, then the lower tick. | 약 — medicine |
| ㅓ eo | 2 | Two strokes: tick first, then the vertical. The short mark is on the left, so it goes first. | 무엇 — what |
| ㅕ yeo | 3 | Three strokes: the upper tick, the lower tick, then the long vertical on the right. | 여자 — woman / girl |
| ㅗ o | 2 | Two strokes: short vertical first, then the long base underneath it. | 고마워 — thank you |
| ㅛ yo | 3 | Three strokes: the left stem, the right stem, then the long base bar. | 학교 — school |
| ㅜ u | 2 | Two strokes: bar first, then the hanging vertical below it. | 물 — water |
| ㅠ yu | 3 | Three strokes: the long bar first, then the two stems hanging from it, left before right. | 유튜브 — YouTube |
| ㅡ eu | 1 | One single stroke: a horizontal line, drawn left to right. | 하늘 — sky |
| ㅣ i | 1 | One single stroke: a vertical line, drawn top to bottom. | 친구 — friend |
Syllable Blocks 음절 쓰기
How to write each letter
| Letter | Strokes | Stroke order | Example |
|---|---|---|---|
| 가 ga | 3 | The vowel sits to the right, so write ㄱ first, then ㅏ beside it. | 가다 — to go |
| 고 go | 3 | ㅗ sits underneath, so write ㄱ across the top first, then ㅗ below it. | 고마워 — thank you |
| 과 gwa | 5 | A two-part vowel. Write ㄱ, then ㅗ under it, then ㅏ down the right. | 과일 — fruit |
| 한 han | 6 | Write ㅎ first, then ㅏ, then ㄴ underneath. | 한국 — Korea |
| 곰 gom | 6 | Straight down the block: ㄱ, then ㅗ, then ㅁ as the final consonant. | 곰 — bear |
| 원 won | 6 | Circle first, then the two-part vowel ㅜ and ㅓ, then ㄴ at the bottom. | 원 — won (Korean currency) |
Challenge 도전
How to write each letter
| Letter | Strokes | Stroke order | Example |
|---|---|---|---|
| 빛 bit | 8 | ㅂ takes 4 strokes, ㅣ takes 1 and the final ㅊ takes 3 — work top-left, then right, then down. | 빛 — light |
| 닭 dak | 8 | The final consonant is a pair: write ㄷ, then ㅏ, then ㄹ and ㄱ side by side at the bottom. | 닭 — chicken |
| 값 gap | 9 | ㄱ, then ㅏ, then the double final ㅂ and ㅅ, left before right. | 값 — price |
| 햟 hyalh | 12 | The longest block in this lesson: ㅎ, then ㅑ, then ㄹ and ㅎ together at the bottom. | 햟 — a rare syllable — proof that any Korean block can be written the same way |
Check your understanding
+ Free practice — write any characterフリー練習 — 好きな文字を書く自由練習 — 書寫任意字元
Type any hangul letter or syllable to see its stroke order animated, then switch to "Write it yourself" and draw over the guide. Adjust the speed or hide the stroke numbers at any time.
ハングルの字母や音節を入力すると、書き順がアニメーションで表示されます。トレースモードに切り替えれば、自分で書いて練習できます。速度の変更や画数番号の非表示もいつでも可能です。
輸入任何韓文字母或音節，即可觀看筆順動畫；切換到描摹模式便能親手書寫。速度與筆順編號皆可隨時調整。