Hangul syllable 삩

It writes a syllable; the Korean word supplies the meaning.

Hangul combines consonant and vowel letters, called jamo, into square blocks that represent syllables. 삩 fills one syllable position in Korean writing; the Unicode label “Bbit” names the block rather than translating it.

Hangul was designed for Korean

Hangul's earliest official record dates to the end of 1443 and describes 28 letters. A 1446 record marks completion of Hunminjeongeum, the book explaining the script; it does not record a separate public launch ceremony.

The writing system was designed for Korean sounds and grammar, with aims that included wider access to writing, easier learning, and exchange with neighboring countries. Hangul's letter shapes were not directly influenced by Chinese characters. A syllable block combines an initial consonant, a vowel, and sometimes a final consonant.

The script also had names such as Hunminjeongeum, Eonmun, and Gungmun. The name Hangul emerged around 1910–1913 and became common after a journal used it in 1927. Unicode 16.0.0 identifies Hangul as the South Korean term and Choseongul as the preferred North Korean term for the script.

How do I type 삩?

Use a Korean IME: ㅃ, ㅣ, then ㅌ.

A Korean IME (input method) combines the three letter keys into one block. The corresponding decomposed jamo sequence is 삩; NFC normalization, a standard text-normalization step, can compose it as 삩.

Fonts may place or size the components differently. That changes the drawing, not the character's text identity.