Hangul syllable Bbaeb

By itself, 뺍 is one syllable, not a complete word.

Its meaning comes from the surrounding Korean word. 뺍니다 is a formal polite form of 빼다, meaning “take out” or “subtract.”

Before ㄴ, the final ㅂ sounds like the m in “map,” so 뺍니다 is pronounced 뺌니다. The spelling stays 뺍니다.

How did this block come to exist?

This is a regular Korean syllable block built by Hangul’s spelling rules.

The Hangul system is recorded in the 1443 Sejong Sillok, a royal chronicle. The 1446 Hunminjeongeum, a guide to the new script, explains the letter sounds and how an initial consonant, vowel, and final consonant combine into a block. Hangul was designed to write Korean speech in a system suited to it, rather than relying on Chinese characters.

뺍 combines ㅃ as its initial consonant, ㅐ as its vowel, and ㅂ as its final consonant. The blocks look square, but Hangul’s shapes were not directly derived from Chinese characters. South Korean sources use the name Hangul; Choseongul is preferred in North Korea.

How do I type 뺍?

Enter ㅃ, then ㅐ, then ㅂ. The Korean input method joins them into one block.

On the standard 2-set Dubeolsik layout, press Shift+Q, O, Q. Those keys enter the initial consonant, vowel, and final consonant in order.