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Choi Sejin (1473 -1542 ) was a Korean linguist , educator , and a proponent of Hangul . His courtesy name was Gongseo (공서; 公瑞).
Hangul letters, and assigned names to the letters. His most famous book on Hangul is the Hunmong Jahoe (훈몽자회; 訓蒙字會 "Collection of Characters for Training the Unenlightened", 1527).
interpreter in the Korean embassies in Beijing , so he also documented colloquial northern Chinese languages .
See also List of Korea-related topics
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Choi Sejin (82 words)
Choi Sejin (최세진 崔世珍) (1473-1542) was a Korean linguist , educator, and a proponent of Hangeul. Choi devised the modern order of the Hangeul letters, and assigned names to the letters. Choi was an official interpreter in the Korean embassies in Beijing , so he also documented colloquial northern Chinese languages .
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The modern order was set by Choi Sejin in 1527. South Korean and North Korean governments have slightly different order, but they both follow Choi Sejin's order of the basic jamo. They were named by Choi Sejin in 1527.
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