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Alexander in Korean
알렉산더
Alexander is written 알렉산더 in Korean, 4 syllable blocks. This is the spelling Koreans use for the English name Alexander.
Letter by letter
알
"al" · letters sit left-right + bottom
ㅇ
first · ieungsilent here, it just holds the place
ㅏ
vowel · aa as in father
ㄹ
final · rieull
렉
"rek" · letters sit left-right + bottom
ㄹ
first · rieula light r/l, tongue taps once
ㅔ
vowel · ee as in bed
ㄱ
final · giyeokk, held without release
산
"san" · letters sit left-right + bottom
ㅅ
first · siots as in see
ㅏ
vowel · aa as in father
ㄴ
final · nieunn
더
"deo" · letters sit left-right
ㄷ
first · digeutd as in do
ㅓ
vowel · eoo as in son
How to write 알렉산더 by hand
Write each block inside its own square. Inside a block, go from top to bottom and left to right: first the starting consonant, then the vowel, then the final consonant underneath if there is one. Horizontal strokes go left to right, vertical strokes top to bottom.