hyangchal

== English == === Alternative forms === (from McCune-Reischauer) hyangch'al === Etymology === Borrowed from Korean 향찰(鄕札) (hyangchal), either Revised Romanization or Yale romanization. === Noun === hyangchal (uncountable) A method of using Chinese characters to write pure ancient Korean texts, used in Sillan hyangka / hyangga poetry. It is similar to the Japanese practice of Man'yōgana. Coordinate terms: itwu, kwukyel Coordinate terms: idu, gugyeol