What 乬 means
Yes: 乬 writes the Korean syllable 걸, chiefly in names.
Hanja are Chinese characters used in Korean writing. Korean-made hanja could represent Korean syllables; in this group, 乙 marks a final ㄹ, linking 乬 to 乮, 乭, 乫 and 乧. The documented northern Korean place name 乬吾洞 (걸오동) shows it in use.
Chinese dictionaries also list a Mandarin reading for 乬, glossed with 挂, “to hang.” That entry is separate from its Korean name-writing use, so a bare 乬 is safest in Korean or name context.
Specialized Korean name-writing use; a Chinese dictionary entry can mislead without context.
In Korean name context, read 乬 as 걸; “hang” is a separate Chinese dictionary gloss.
Who writes 乬
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Questions people ask
1Why does 乬 show as a box?
Font support still varies as of 2026-10-08: a box means the selected font cannot render 乬. A CJK font with Korean hanja coverage can display it.
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How to type or find 乬
- Also called
- 걸 · geol
- Search it as
- 乬 meaning · Korean hanja · gukja · 乬吾洞 · 乬 hang
- Shows up in
- Anything that takes text · its shape is whatever your font draws
乬\4E6CCodes and encoding1 code points
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