Hangul Syllable Byud

It is one written Korean syllable; context gives it a role.

The three basic Hangul letters ㅂ, ㅠ, and ㄷ form this single block. In a Korean word, it represents one syllable; by itself, it leaves the word it belongs to and the sender’s intent unclear. Read it with the surrounding Korean text or ask what the writer meant.

How did Hangul begin?

Hangul was designed to write Korean speech.

Hangul's earliest documented record dates to 1443; an explanatory book appeared in 1446. The book describes how the letters represent sounds and combine into syllable blocks. These dates concern the writing system, not the first use of this exact syllable.

Korean writing has also used older spellings and, in some texts, separate jamo; modern Korean commonly groups letters into syllable blocks. A 2009 Korean-linguistics article argues that the Phags-pa script influenced parts of Hangul's vowel design. This is a debated interpretation about the script's design, not evidence that this individual syllable was borrowed.

How do I type 뷷?

Enter its three basic Hangul letters in order.

With a Korean IME (keyboard input method) active, enter ㅂ, then ㅠ, then ㄷ; the input method assembles them into this syllable block.