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GrasshopperKR
Joined: 14 Oct 2011
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 Posted: Mon Oct 31, 2011 2:29 pm Post subject: Question about Korean writing |
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| Just a quick question about writing in Korean, are Koreans fussy about stroke order when writing? I studied Classical Chinese in Taiwan and I would drive my teacher crazy because I would write characters in a fashion that was easier for me, rather than the proscribed way. Is it the same in Korea? |
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jvalmer
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| Posted: Mon Oct 31, 2011 2:33 pm Post subject: |
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| Not as fussy about stroke order even when writing hanja, at least these days. I'm sure in the past people may have been more fussier. I believe the stroke rules are the same as in Chinese... left to right, top to bottom... |
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northway
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| Posted: Mon Oct 31, 2011 3:05 pm Post subject: |
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It's supposed to be, and if you use handwriting recognition software you'll have to get the stroke order right or it won't work.
My phone has handwriting recognition on it, which is great for English, considering the lack of T9 on Korean phones, but it has no idea what I'm attempting to write in Korean due to my complete ignorance of proper stroke order (despite having studied Chinese).
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peacemaker
Joined: 19 Sep 2006
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| Posted: Mon Oct 31, 2011 5:10 pm Post subject: |
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| If your handwriting is messy, using the proper stroke order will make others more able to interpret it. Knowing the stroke order will help you read the handwriting of others as well. |
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CentralCali
Joined: 17 May 2007
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| Posted: Mon Oct 31, 2011 5:32 pm Post subject: |
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Doesn't really matter if you follow the "correct" stroke order or not, you'll always hear, "You're doing it wrong. Koreans do it this way."
IOW, don't worry about it. Just write the things the way that's easiest for you. |
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chrisinkorea2011
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| Posted: Mon Oct 31, 2011 7:42 pm Post subject: |
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| yes there is a followed way that you are supposed to copy when writing the characters. I was taught it when i was younger but i forgot it, because once you get to a certain age, you start writing it how you feel is appropriate. For instance i can read my aunt's korean. but with my mom I have to focus because her writing looks almost like she did it with swift blade strikes lol |
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gmarthews
Joined: 20 Sep 2005
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| Posted: Mon Oct 31, 2011 10:56 pm Post subject: |
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But the stroke order is useful. I don't know why you'd not want to follow it. The space and distance should come out much nicer when following the correct stroke order, though if you can already write classical Chinese, especially Kaishu script, then you should find writing Hangul easy anyway.
Don't really see the point in studying classical Chinese writing and then not following the stroke order though. You could have just got a book if you didn't care about the proper technique.  |
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Drew345
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| Posted: Mon Oct 31, 2011 11:17 pm Post subject: |
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I've noticed that when I try to spell out something with my finger (like spelling in the air or on my other hand) Koreans will have no idea what I am spelling because my stroke order is wrong. Like for ㅎ, I make the circle first and then put the hat on it. If I am doing that with my finger in the air, they will have no idea what letter I am making. I think stroke order is important, even though I do it all wrong.
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PeteJB
Joined: 06 Jul 2007
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| Posted: Mon Oct 31, 2011 11:42 pm Post subject: |
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| My handwriting is terrible in all languages, you can imagine trying to find Hanja on Naver |
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nathanrutledge
Joined: 01 May 2008
Location: Marakesh
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| Posted: Tue Nov 01, 2011 5:04 am Post subject: |
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| If your handwriting is messy, using the proper stroke order will make others more able to interpret it. Knowing the stroke order will help you read the handwriting of others as well. |
THIS.
Korean doesn't have cursive, per se, but lots of words are written with a single line, and if you don't understand proper stroke order, it won't make any sense at all. As far as YOU writing it, you probably write like a 5 year old (I know I do), so it's not an issue. But when you start writing faster, you'll want to know the stroke order so you can make/tell the difference between ㄹㄱㄴ2z - all of which can look the same depending on who is writing what. |
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ThingsComeAround
Joined: 07 Nov 2008
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| Posted: Tue Nov 01, 2011 10:02 pm Post subject: |
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| Does it change for lefties? |
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