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빡

hangul syllable bbag

Hangul syllable 빡

빡 is a rough Korean slang syllable whose force depends on the word it joins; it has no single reliable meaning on its own. In 빡세다 it makes hard work sound draining; in 빡치다 it marks anger, and in 빡겜 it signals focused play.

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빡세다 · 빡시다 · 빡치다 · 빡돌다 · 빡공 · 빡겜 · ppakseda · ppaksida
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What 빡 means

It is a rough intensifying syllable, not a word with one fixed meaning.

빡시다/빡세다 had regional use in Gyeongsang, southeastern Korea; in 2007, internet use was helping the forms enter everyday speech. A 2023 word-history explanation connects 빡치다 and 빡돌다 to the shortened, head-related form 박/머릿박, with the tense initial giving those anger words a blunt, sudden edge.

빡세다 is compared with 세다 and 억세다, Korean words associated with strength and toughness; the anger forms have a separate head-related explanation.

What does 빡 mean when someone sends it?

The surrounding word tells you whether it means hard, angry, or intensely focused.

A lone 빡 is not enough to identify the intended slang word. Ask what word or phrase it belongs to before settling on a reading.

As of 2026, gaming chat uses 빡겜 for serious, focused play; it can praise a hard-fought match or defend a loss as the result of playing seriously.

Rough Korean slang: natural in close casual talk, but not a neutral choice for formal or deferential writing.

Is 빡 rude? Yes—it is rough slang; keep it to casual chat, not a formal or deferential message.

What it means when someone sends it to you

4 readings
Alone in a short reply
Ask for context; the standalone syllable does not settle the sender's intent.
빡세다 or 빡센 일정
The work, schedule, or training is hard and draining.
빡치다 or 빡쳐
Something has made the sender suddenly angry or offended.
빡겜 in gaming chat
They are playing seriously or defending a hard-fought effort.

Don't confuse it with

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박
Hangul Syllable Bag
For 빡 vs 박, the opening consonant is tighter in 빡: it uses tense ㅃ, while 박 uses plain ㅂ.

Combination ideas

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A task, shift, class, or workout is hard and draining.
Something made the sender suddenly angry.
The sender is playing with full focus and competitive seriousness.

Questions people ask

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Why does 빡 look different in fonts?

Fonts can arrange the Korean letters inside a syllable block differently, changing their shapes or spacing while the character stays the same.

How to type 빡

Windows (Word)
Alt+XType BE61, then Alt+X to get 빡.
Windows
Win+Rrun charmap for the full table, or use the emoji picker's Ω symbols tab (Win + .).
macOS
Control+Command+SpaceOpen the character viewer and search “hangul syllable bbag”.
Linux
Ctrl+Shift+UType be61, then Enter or Space.
HTML
빡
CSS
\BE61
How do I type 빡?
On a standard Korean 2-set keyboard with a Korean input method, press Shift+Q, K, then R; it combines the keystrokes into 빡.
Codes and encoding1 code points
HTML decimal
빡
HTML hex
빡
CSS content
content: "\BE61";
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URL encoded
%EB%B9%A1
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UTF-8 bytes

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