Hangul syllable Bbeog

In Korean, 뻑 evokes a rough scrape or rub; ppeok is its Latin-letter search spelling. As 뻑뻑, it suggests ongoing friction. A rare use from the 15th–16th centuries is a threatening seagull cry.

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What 뻑 means

뻑 marks rubbing, scraping, or planing with force. ppeog is another Latin-letter search spelling. 뻑뻑 describes continued friction, including a hard cigarette pull.

A 15th–16th-century Middle Korean translation of a poem by Chinese poet Du Fu uses 뻑 for a seagull’s threatening call. Middle Korean is an older form of Korean.

As of 2025, a dictionary lists a Chungcheong dialect noun meaning “guts” (배짱); this is separate from the standard sound-word use.

Abrupt, physical sound-word in standard Korean.

Does 뻑 mean “guts” everywhere? No; as of 2025, a dictionary lists a Chungcheong dialect sense.

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Who writes 뻑

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Combination ideas

Repeated rough friction, including hard smoking pulls.

Questions people ask

Why does 뻑 show as a box on some devices?

Because that device's fonts have no glyph for it. The character is still correct and still copies correctly — the box is a missing glyph, not a broken character.