Syllable Stacking Rules

1.A syllable that consists of a consonant and a "vertical vowel" is written with the consonant on the left and the vowel on the right:

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2.A syllable that consists of a consonant and a "horizontal vowel" is written with the consonant on top and the vowel underneath:

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3.If a syllable has a consonant, vowel, and consonant, the final consonant, called patch'im (meaning "supporting floor" in Korean) goes to the bottom -- or floor -- of that syllable.