What 빼 means
By itself, 빼 is a syllable, not a complete Korean word.
In 빼다, romanized as ppae or bbae, it sits in a verb for taking out, removing or subtracting; the same syllable also appears in senses for draining, withdrawing, moving out, losing weight and resembling someone. Copy it from the palette above when you need the exact character.
Why does 빼 change meaning?
The word around it supplies the meaning.
The exact first attestation of the isolated syllable 빼 was not established in the sources checked as of 2026. Hangul was officially promulgated in 1446 to make everyday Korean writing easier, and doubled tense-consonant letters such as ㅃ became standard in 20th century orthographies.
Neutral as a syllable; the word it joins can sound practical, conversational or idiomatic.
Don’t translate bare 빼 as “subtract”; the surrounding word controls the reading.
What it means when someone sends it to you
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2why does Korean input reshape 빼
That is normal. A Korean IME assembles jamo into a block as keys arrive, so the block can change.
Is 빼 an emoji?
No. Treat 빼 as Korean text: font and normalization shape it, not emoji art.
How to type 빼
빼\BE7CCodes and encoding1 code points
A visible symbol can contain several code points. JS .length counts UTF-16 units; UTF-8 counts bytes.