Korean Alphabet Chart: Learn Hangul Letters, Names & Sounds

1. ㄱ (giyeok) - represents the sound /g/
2. ㄴ (nieun) - represents the sound /n/
3. ㄷ (digeut) - represents the sound /d/
4. ㄹ (rieul) - represents the sound /r/ or /l/ depending on its position in a word
5. ㅁ (mieum) - represents the sound /m/
6. ㅂ (bieup) - represents the sound /b/
7. ㅅ (siot) - represents the sound /s/
8. ㅇ (ieung) - represents a vowel sound or nothing at all, depending on its position in a word
9. ㅈ (jieut) - represents the sound /j/
10. ㅊ (chieut) - represents the sound /ch/
11. ㅋ (kieuk) - represents the sound /k/
12. ㅌ (tieut) - represents the sound /t/
13. ㅍ (pieup) - represents the sound /p/
14. ㅎ (hieut) - represents the sound /h/

The names of the Korean alphabets are based on their pronunciation. The first letter, giyeok, is named after the sound it represents, which is /g/. The same goes for the other letters.

The meanings of the Korean alphabets are simply their sounds. The Korean language has a phonetic writing system, which means that each alphabet represents a specific sound. For example, the alphabet bieup represents the sound /b/.