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뵛

hangul syllable boes

Hangul syllable 뵛

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뵛 is one Korean syllable, so the surrounding word or sentence supplies its sound and sense. Hangul packs its letters into a block, though digital text can store the same syllable as separate letters.

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What 뵛 means

On its own, it has no fixed meaning. 뵛 is one syllable in Korean writing; the word or sentence around it gives it a reading and sense. A 1517 Korean language-learning book, 번역노걸대, uses the syllable in a question about whether cloth was expensive or cheap. That passage gives historical context, not a fixed definition for the syllable.

The Hangul system was first recorded in 1443; the 1446 guide 훈민정음 explained its design as an alphabet for writing Korean. Hangul arranges consonant and vowel letters into a block for each syllable. A Korean input method forms this block from an initial consonant, a vowel, and a final consonant.

How is 뵛 formed and displayed?

Hangul arranges letters into blocks that each represent a syllable. A Korean input method builds 뵛 from an initial consonant, a vowel, and a final consonant.

Unicode text can store the syllable as one precomposed block or, after normalization, as separate underlying letters. A font with Hangul shaping support joins those letters into a block; without it, they may appear separated or as missing-glyph boxes.

It reads as part of Korean text; tone and intent come from the surrounding message.

Who writes 뵛

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What it means when someone sends it to you

3 readings

No fixed sense; ask which Korean word or sentence it belongs to.

Don't confuse it with

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Questions people ask

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Why does 뵛 look different in fonts?

It can. Fonts draw Hangul blocks differently; if text is stored as decomposed letters, shaping support determines whether those letters join into one block.

How to type or find 뵛

Search it as
뵛 · Hangul Jamo · Korean IME · Korean text
Shows up in
Anything that takes text · its shape is whatever your font draws
Windows (Word)
⎇Alt+XType BD5B, then AltX to get 뵛.
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 boes”.
Linux
⎈Ctrl+⇧Shift+UType bd5b, then Enter or Space.
HTML
뵛
CSS
\BD5B
How to type 뵛
In a Korean input method (IME), enter ㅂ, then ㅚ, then ㅅ; it combines them into the syllable block.
Codes and encoding1 code points
HTML decimal
뵛
HTML hex
뵛
CSS content
content: "\BD5B";
Each escape is closed by the next backslash; a trailing space is needed before a literal hex digit.
URL encoded
%EB%B5%9B
1
On screen
1
Code points
1
JS .length
3
UTF-8 bytes

A visible symbol can contain several code points. JS .length counts UTF-16 units; UTF-8 counts bytes.

Families this belongs to

2

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