Hyangchal
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Hyangchal is an ancient Korean writing system that used Chinese characters phonetically and semantically to transcribe native Korean, especially in early vernacular poetry.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Hyangchal canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical writing system
ⓘ
writing system ⓘ |
| applies |
Chinese characters phonetically
ⓘ
Chinese characters semantically ⓘ |
| classification | mixed logographic–phonetic system ⓘ |
| country | Korea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalContext |
Buddhist literature
ⓘ
court poetry ⓘ folk songs ⓘ |
| developedFrom | adaptation of Classical Chinese writing ⓘ |
| distinctFrom |
Hangul alphabet
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
pure Classical Chinese writing ⓘ |
| era | early Korean history ⓘ |
| fieldOfStudy |
Korean historical linguistics
ⓘ
Korean literature ⓘ Korean philology ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
evidence for early Korean phonology
ⓘ
evidence for early Korean vocabulary ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Chinese writing ⓘ |
| languageWritten | Korean language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableCorpus |
Gyunyeojeon hyangga
ⓘ
Samguk Yusa hyangga NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| preceded | Hangul NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | use of Classical Chinese for Korean ⓘ |
| primaryFunction | transcription of vernacular Korean ⓘ |
| purpose | representation of spoken Korean before Hangul ⓘ |
| region | Korean Peninsula NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Gugyeol
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Idu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| scriptFamily | Sinographic systems in Korea ⓘ |
| scriptUsageMethod |
phonetic transcription of Korean syllables
ⓘ
semantic borrowing of Chinese characters ⓘ |
| status | obsolete ⓘ |
| timePeriod | roughly 7th to 12th centuries ⓘ |
| usedFor |
Buddhist hymns
ⓘ
hyangga poetry ⓘ songs ⓘ vernacular Korean poetry ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Goryeo period
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Korea NERFINISHED ⓘ Silla period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usesScript |
Chinese characters
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hanja NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| writingDirection | vertical ⓘ |
| writingMedium | manuscripts ⓘ |
| writingSystemType |
logographic
ⓘ
phonographic ⓘ |
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