🧭 Background of Hangeul's Creation In the early Joseon Dynasty, Chinese characters were primarily used, but they were very difficult for common people to learn. King Sejong resolved to solve this problem and decided to create a new writing system that the people could easily learn. As a result, Hunminjeongeum was created in 1443 and promulgated in 1446. 'Hunminjeongeum' means 'the correct sound..