What ㄷ means
Its sound depends on its place in the syllable.
Revised Romanization writes ㄷ as d before a vowel and t before another consonant or at a word’s end. ㄷ is one member of a Korean sound family: ㄴ is a related basic form, ㅌ adds aspiration, and ㄸ is tense.
Where does ㄷ come from?
Hangul, the Korean writing system, was recorded at court in 1443; an explanatory book called Hunminjeongeum followed in 1446. ㄷ belongs to that writing system, created to write Korean speech directly.
The design groups consonants by related sounds and shapes. In this family, ㄴ is a base form, ㅌ adds a stroke, and ㄸ doubles ㄷ.
What does ㄷㄷ mean in Korean chat?
In ordinary Korean spelling, ㄷ is a consonant. As of 2026, Korean internet references record ㄷㄷ as shorthand for 덜덜, meaning “shiver”; it can react to fear, shock, cold, or impressive skill.
Read ㄷㄷ from the surrounding message. A lone ㄷ is usually just the letter, and the repeated form is casual chat shorthand.
As of 2026, ㄷ is neutral in spelling; ㄷㄷ is casual chat shorthand.
In chat, read ㄷㄷ as a reaction, not as two letter names.
Who writes ㄷ
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What it means when someone sends it to you
2 readingsRevised Romanization writes d in this position.
Don't confuse it with
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1Why is ㄷ called digeut?
The Korean letter name is 디귿 (digeut). The traditional naming system uses ㅣ and ㅡ in letter names; the conventional form for ㄷ is 디귿.
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How to type or find ㄷ
- Also called
- 디귿 · digeut
- Search it as
- ㄷㄷ · 덜덜 · dubeolsik · Korean keyboard · Korean pronunciation
- Shows up in
- Anything that takes text · its shape is whatever your font draws
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