Appendix · Guide & Notice

Added strokes

    The process of adding strokes to a character, like extending
    a line from ㄱ(Geu) to create ㅋ(Keu), is called added
    strokes. If a dot is added, it is referred to as an added dot.


    Balk-I-Eo( or Eo-I-Balk) Daum(밝이어 다움)
    Language is the vessel of thought. This term aims to interpret
    the philosophical principles of Hangul creation in modern
    terms. Balk-Eo expresses Yin and Yang. Daum(Daseot
    Umjikim, the Five Movement) means the Five Elements. This
    is abbreviated as BalkIEo Daum. Additionally, the concept of
    Ieum, which represents the state where darkness and
    brightness are interconnected, is included. The sequence of
    darkness-Ieum-brightness is shortened to Eo-I-Balk.
    However, instead of Eo-I-Balk, the term Balk-I-Eo, which
    places emphasis on brightness first, is primarily used
    interchangeably.

    Hasattang or Hatangsa (하사땅, 하땅사)
    These terms represent the Three Principles (Samjae), the
    fundamental belief that Heaven, Earth, and Human form the
    basis of harmony in the universe. Hasattang(하사땅) is
    abbreviation of Hanul (하늘 Heaven), Saram(사람 Human),


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