5.1. Canonical Syllables

In rendering, a sequence of jamos are displayed as a series of syllable blocks. The rules for composing canonical syllable blocks from jamos are as follows:

  1. A complete syllable block is composed of a sequence of Choseong followed by a sequence of Jungseong and optionally a sequence of Jongseong (for example, S = LV or LVT).
  2. An incomplete syllable block is a string of one or more characters that does not constitute a complete syllable block (for example, a Choseong character alone [L], a Jungseong character alone [V], a Jongseong character alone [T], or a Jungseong followed by a Jongseong [VT]).
  3. An incomplete syllable block that starts with a Jungseong character or a Jongseong character must be preceded by a Choseong filler (for example, V ® LfV ; T ® LfT).
  4. An incomplete syllable block composed of a Choseong character alone must be followed by a Jungseong filler (for example, L ® LVf ; T ® LfT ® LfVfT).