Hunmin jeong-eum haerye (
훈민정음해례 ;
訓民正音解例 "Explanations and Examples of the Correct/Proper Sounds for the Instruction of the People"), also called and translated as the
Haerye Edition of Hunmin jeong-eum (
훈민정음해례본 ;
訓民正音解例本), is a commentary document to
Hunmin jeong-eum, on the
science of
Han-geul. It was written by scholars from the Hall of Worthies (Jiphyeonjeon), commissioned by
King Sejong the Great. In addition to an introduction by Sejong and a
colophon by the scholar Jeong Inji (鄭麟趾), it contains the following chapters:
- "An Explanation of the Design of the Letters" (制字解)
- "An Explanation of the Initials" (初聲解)
- "An Explanation of the Medials" (中聲解)
- "An Explanation of the Finals" (終聲解)
- "An Explanation of the Combination the Letters" (合字解)
- "Examples of the Uses of the Letters" (用字例)
See section "Jamo" in the article Han-geul for an excerpt of the letter design explanations from chapters 2 through 4.
Hunmin jeong-eum haerye was written entirely in Han-geul, although an official version in Hanja exists as well.