Why Hangul
Hangul didn't evolve.
It was designed.
Most alphabets grew over centuries, by accident. Hangul was created on purpose in 1443 — each consonant drawn from the shape your mouth makes, each vowel from sky, earth, and person. That's why you can learn to read it in days, not years.
雖風聲鶴唳 鷄鳴狗吠 皆可得而書矣
“Even the sound of the wind, the cry of the crane, the crow of the rooster, the bark of the dog — all can be written.”
ㄱ
Shaped by the tongue
The back of the tongue rising to the roof of the mouth.
ㅁ
Shaped by the lips
A closed mouth, drawn as a square.
ㅏ
Sky, earth, person
Every vowel is built from three strokes: · ㅡ ㅣ
