Hangul Syllable Beuc

On a standard Korean two-set keyboard, press Q, M, then C.

Dubeolsik is the standard two-set Korean keyboard layout: Q enters ㅂ, M enters ㅡ, and C enters ㅊ; the input method joins them in that order into 븣. These are key mappings, so typing the Latin spelling “beuc” does not form the block.

Unicode can also represent it as the jamo sequence 븣. Text normalization standardizes equivalent sequences: NFC (composed form) gives 븣, while NFD (decomposed form) gives 븣.

What does 븣 mean?

It is a Hangul syllable block; its name describes its parts.

The Unicode name identifies the leading consonant ᄇ, vowel ᅳ, and final consonant ᆾ. These Hangul letters, called jamo, describe how the block is built; the name is not a translation of a word. Hangul's earliest documented record dates to 1443, during Joseon, the Korean kingdom of that period. The 1446 book Hunminjeongeum introduced the script, its purpose and sound values, and how initial consonants, vowels, and final consonants combine into syllable blocks. Hangul was designed to write Korean speech, which differs from Chinese.

The same system also represents older Korean syllables using other combinations of jamo.

Why does 븣 split into jamo?

It is one syllable, though Unicode can represent its parts separately.

Hangul text may use a precomposed syllable block or the equivalent jamo sequence. If an app receives the decomposed sequence without Hangul shaping, the jamo can appear apart; normalization to NFC recomposes the modern sequence.

A split display reflects how the text is represented or shaped, not a different reading for 븣.