Every Korean learner needs one printed thing taped above their desk, and it’s this: the Hangul chart — every basic syllable in one grid. Here’s ours, free, designed to actually be read (big syllables, romanization under each, no clutter), with the double consonants, compound vowels, and batchim sounds on page two.
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Two pages, US Letter, printer-friendly:
- Page 1: the full 140-syllable grid — 14 consonants × 10 vowels with romanization
- Page 2: double consonants (ㄲㄸㅃㅆㅉ), all 11 compound vowels, and the 7 batchim final sounds
No email required. Print it, tape it up, read a row a day.
How to Read the Chart
Hangul is a combination system: consonant + vowel = syllable. The chart’s rows are consonants, columns are vowels, and each cell is their combination:
| ㅏ (a) | ㅓ (eo) | ㅗ (o) | ㅜ (u) | ㅣ (i) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ㄱ (g) | 가 ga | 거 geo | 고 go | 구 gu | 기 gi |
| ㄴ (n) | 나 na | 너 neo | 노 no | 누 nu | 니 ni |
| ㅁ (m) | 마 ma | 머 meo | 모 mo | 무 mu | 미 mi |
| ㅅ (s) | 사 sa | 서 seo | 소 so | 수 su | 시 si |
| ㅇ (–) | 아 a | 어 eo | 오 o | 우 u | 이 i |
(That’s a 5×5 taste — the PDF has the full 14×10.)
Two layout rules explain every cell:
- Vertical vowels (ㅏ ㅓ ㅣ…) sit to the right of the consonant: 가, 니
- Horizontal vowels (ㅗ ㅜ ㅡ) sit below it: 고, 누
Full explanation of the block system: how Korean syllable blocks work.
The 14 Consonants and 10 Vowels on the Chart
Consonants (rows): ㄱ g · ㄴ n · ㄷ d · ㄹ r/l · ㅁ m · ㅂ b · ㅅ s · ㅇ silent · ㅈ j · ㅊ ch · ㅋ k · ㅌ t · ㅍ p · ㅎ h — deep dive with memory tricks
Vowels (columns): ㅏ a · ㅑ ya · ㅓ eo · ㅕ yeo · ㅗ o · ㅛ yo · ㅜ u · ㅠ yu · ㅡ eu · ㅣ i — deep dive incl. ㅓ/ㅗ confusion fixes
The 3-Step Chart Practice Method
A chart on the wall does nothing; a chart drilled rewires your reading. The method:
Week 1 — Rows. One consonant row per day, out loud: 가 갸 거 겨 고 교 구 규 그 기. Three passes, faster each time. By day 14 you’ve met all 140 syllables.
Week 2 — Columns and chaos. Read down columns (가 나 다 라 마…), then random cells. This breaks the melody-memorization crutch and forces true recognition.
Week 3 — Real words. Graduate to actual vocabulary and reading practice exercises. The chart got you decoding; real text builds speed.
What the Chart Can’t Teach You (Important)
The chart shows how syllables are written. Real Korean words often sound different from their spelling: 학교 reads [학꾜], 입니다 reads [임니다]. Those transformations are the batchim rules — six predictable sound changes at syllable boundaries.
That’s page-two territory and beyond: start with the batchim rules guide, then grab the companion Batchim Cheat Sheet PDF — the sound-change rules in the same one-page format.
From Chart to Fluent Reading
The honest roadmap:
- Hangul chart (this page) — decode any syllable · a weekend
- Sound-change rules — read words the way they’re spoken · a week to learn, a month to internalize
- Daily speed drills — recognize blocks instantly instead of assembling letters · 2–4 weeks
Steps 2 and 3 are exactly what the Batchim app automates: adaptive syllable sprints, all six batchim rules, and reading-speed tracking, 15 minutes a day. The chart starts the journey; the drills finish it.
Print the chart, and check your progress anytime with our free Korean reading speed test.