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hangul
The Korean alphabet, known as Hangul, . Hangul may also be written as following South Korea's standard Romanization. ( ) in South Korea and Chosŏn'gŭl in North Korea, is the modern official writing system for the Korean language. The let ...
:첩지 ;hanja
Hanja (Hangul: ; Hanja: , ), alternatively known as Hancha, are Chinese characters () used in the writing of Korean. Hanja was used as early as the Gojoseon period, the first ever Korean kingdom.
(, ) refers to Sino-Korean vocabulary, wh ...
:疊紙) is a Korean hair accessory decorating the chignon of ladies. Functional features of ''cheopji'' was to display social status based on materials used, and to hold ''jokduri
A is a type of traditional Korean coronet worn by women for special occasions such as weddings. Also known as a or , it consists of an outer crown covered with black silk, and an inner which is filled with cotton and hard paper. Its top is decor ...
'' in place when wearing a ceremonial dress. It is usually made of silver, and a frog-shape is its common form. The use of ''cheopji'' began after Baljaegaeheok (hangul: 발제개혁; hanja: 髮制改革; a reformation that prohibited Gache
The () is a traditional Korean wig worn by women. Historically, were expensive accessories worn only by women of high social standing, alongside . They were decorated with silk objects, gold, jewels, silver, coral, jade, and other expensive ...
hair style, then promoted Chignon hair style) proclaimed by Yeongjo of Joseon
Yeongjo of Joseon (31 October 1694 – 22 April 1776), personal name Yi Geum (Korean language, Korean: 이금, Hanja: 李昑), was the 21st monarch of the Joseon, Joseon dynasty of Korea. He was the second son of Sukjong of Joseon, King Sukjong ...
. It was used routinely at court, but ordinary people were to use this only when they wear a ceremonial dress.CheopjiKorean Britannica Online
See also
*Jokduri
A is a type of traditional Korean coronet worn by women for special occasions such as weddings. Also known as a or , it consists of an outer crown covered with black silk, and an inner which is filled with cotton and hard paper. Its top is decor ...
*Gache
The () is a traditional Korean wig worn by women. Historically, were expensive accessories worn only by women of high social standing, alongside . They were decorated with silk objects, gold, jewels, silver, coral, jade, and other expensive ...
*Hwagwan
Hwagwan is a type of Korean coronet worn by women, traditionally for ceremonial occasions such as weddings. It is similar to the ''jokduri'' in shape and function, but the ''hwagan'' is more elaborate.
The hwagwan is slightly larger than ''jokdur ...
*Daenggi
A is a traditional Korean ribbon used to tie up and decorate braided hair. According to the ''History of Northern Dynasties'', maidens of Baekje bound their hair at the back and braided it, while a married woman braided her hair into two plait ...
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