Hangul syllable bweoc

It gives one Korean syllable; the surrounding word tells you how to read it.

Hangul writes Korean syllables in compact blocks. 붳 joins initial consonant ㅂ, vowel ㅝ and final consonant ㅊ. Unicode’s romanized label “bweoc” describes this sequence; it is not a Korean definition.

A 1443 record says King Sejong created 28 letters. The Hunminjeongeum, a book explaining their principles and use, appeared in 1446. Before Hangul, Idu, Hyangchal and Gugyeol writing practices adapted Chinese characters to represent Korean; they are connected traditions, not ancestors of 붳’s shape. “Eonmun” named the vernacular script in contrast with Classical Chinese. After reforms in 1894, “Gukmun” marked its national role, and “Hangeul” became a common name in 1928. The 1996 date is when Unicode encoded this block, not Hangul’s origin.

How do I type 붳?

Switch to Korean input and enter the letters in order.

Hangul’s letters are called jamo. A Korean input method editor (IME) combines them as you type: enter ㅂ, ㅜ, ㅓ, then ㅊ; it joins ㅜ and ㅓ into ㅝ before building 붳. If your tool accepts the compound vowel directly, enter ㅂ, ㅝ, then ㅊ.

Fonts draw Hangul blocks, so stroke placement can vary without changing the character. A square or blank means the current font cannot display 붳.