What 뱜 means
Its reading depends on which regional Korean word it represents.
Hangul is the Korean alphabet; each block groups consonants and vowels into a syllable. It was developed so Korean speech, distinct from Chinese, could be written in its own script. The first written record is dated 1443; the explanatory book Hunminjeongeum followed in 1446.
The block combines ㅂ (starting consonant), ㅑ (vowel), and ㅁ (final consonant). In Hwanghae, a region of the Korean peninsula, records documented as of 2026-09-13 list 뱜 as a regional form of 뱀 (“snake”): the written vowel shifts from ㅐ to ㅑ. Forms of 뺨 (“cheek”) are attested in 1489 and 1677; a lexical history also lists 뱜 as a central Korean or Gangwon-area form related to 뺨. Its parts are reusable Hangul letters, not a separate sign invented for one word.
Someone sent me 뱜—what should I assume?
Check the surrounding sentence before deciding.
An animal reference and a face-related sentence point to different regional readings. With no clue in the conversation, ask the sender which word they intended.
Neutral as a Hangul block; marked as dialect vocabulary when used for these words.
A font can change its strokes; the Hangul letters that form the block stay the same.
Who writes 뱜
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What it means when someone sends it to you
3 readingsAs of 2026-09-13, Hwanghae dialect records list 뱜 as a regional form of 뱀 (“snake”).
Don't confuse it with
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Questions people ask
1Why does 뱜 show as a box on some devices?
Because that device's fonts have no glyph for it. The character is still correct and still copies correctly — the box is a missing glyph, not a broken character.
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How to type or find 뱜
- Search it as
- 뱜 · 뱀 · 뺨 · byam · Korean dialect · snake · cheek · Korean keyboard
- Shows up in
- Anything that takes text · its shape is whatever your font draws
뱜\BC5CCodes and encoding1 code points
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