Idu script
E501731
The Idu script is a historic Korean writing system that adapted Chinese characters to represent Korean language elements, used primarily by officials during the Goryeo and early Joseon periods.
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
adaptation of Chinese characters
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historic Korean writing system ⓘ writing system ⓘ |
| alsoUsedFor | annotating Chinese texts with Korean readings ⓘ |
| coexistedWith |
Classical Chinese writing in Korea
ⓘ
gugyeol ⓘ hyangchal ⓘ |
| complexity | difficult to learn ⓘ |
| culturalContext | pre-Hangul Korean literacy ⓘ |
| derivedFrom | Chinese characters ⓘ |
| documentationStatus | partially preserved in historical records ⓘ |
| encodingPrinciple |
phonetic use of Chinese characters for Korean sounds
ⓘ
semantic use of Chinese characters for meaning ⓘ |
| followedBy | Hangul NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalStatus | obsolete ⓘ |
| languageWritten | Korean ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
adaptation of Chinese morphology to Korean grammar
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use of special character values for Korean function words ⓘ |
| precededBy | use of Classical Chinese only in Korea ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
Korean calligraphy
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Korean linguistic history ⓘ |
| represents |
Korean grammatical morphemes
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Korean particles ⓘ Korean personal names ⓘ Korean place names ⓘ Korean proper nouns ⓘ Korean verb endings ⓘ |
| scriptFamily | Chinese character–based writing systems ⓘ |
| timeOfDecline | Joseon period after the creation of Hangul ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Korean officials
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scholar-officials ⓘ |
| usedFor |
administrative documents
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recording vernacular Korean in official texts ⓘ writing Korean language elements ⓘ |
| usedInPeriod |
Goryeo period
NERFINISHED
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early Joseon period ⓘ |
| usedInRegion | Korea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| userClass |
elite literati
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government scribes ⓘ |
| uses | Chinese characters ⓘ |
| writingDirection |
right-to-left columns
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top-to-bottom ⓘ vertical ⓘ |
| writingSystemType | logographic-phonetic mixed system ⓘ |
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