Hangul Syllable Bbweng

It is one written Korean syllable, not a complete word. Hangul blocks spell Korean syllables by grouping consonant and vowel letters. The components here are ㅃ + ㅞ + ㅇ.

Its sound is roughly a tight p, then “weh,” then the nasal ending in “sing.” In a Korean word, 쀙 contributes a syllable; the word gives it meaning.

Why is 쀙 written as a block?

Hangul combines its component letters into one syllable block. Those components, called jamo, are the consonant and vowel letters used to spell Korean. The earliest documentary record of Hangul appears in the Sejong Sillok, a royal chronicle, in 1443. Hunminjeongeum, published in 1446, is a book explaining the script’s design and use.

Hangul was made to write Korean speech directly in a native writing system. Korean writing also used Hanja, Chinese characters read in Korean; Hanja is historically connected to Hangul, but it is not part of 쀙.

How do I type 쀙?

Enter its three jamo in order with a Korean IME. An input method editor assembles typed Hangul letters into a syllable block. Microsoft documented this behavior for its Korean IME in 2024.

On a Korean keyboard with the IME enabled, enter ㅃ, ㅞ, and ㅇ in order; it should form 쀙. NFC stores this as one precomposed character, while NFD stores its jamo separately. Display support for joining decomposed jamo varies by app and font; use NFC when the text needs the single block.