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Iris in Korean
아이리스
Iris is written 아이리스 in Korean, 4 syllable blocks. This is the spelling Koreans use for the English name Iris.
Letter by letter
아
"a" · letters sit left-right
ㅇ
first · ieungsilent here, it just holds the place
ㅏ
vowel · aa as in father
이
"i" · letters sit left-right
ㅇ
first · ieungsilent here, it just holds the place
ㅣ
vowel · iee as in see
리
"ri" · letters sit left-right
ㄹ
first · rieula light r/l, tongue taps once
ㅣ
vowel · iee as in see
스
"seu" · letters sit top-bottom
ㅅ
first · siots as in see
ㅡ
vowel · euu as in put, lips flat
How to write 아이리스 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.