Hangul syllable coebs

Read 쵮 as one Korean syllable; the surrounding word gives its role.

Hangul joins jamo (letters) into blocks. Here the final batchim (closing consonant cluster) is ㅄ: it sounds like a clipped p at a word end or before a consonant. Before an ending that starts with a vowel, ㅅ moves into the next syllable and is pronounced as the firmer s sound ㅆ.

Hangul was created in 1443 to write Korean. The 1446 guide called Hunminjeongeum explained its sounds and spelling rules. By the late 16th century, printed Hangul helped spread practical knowledge; people also used it for religious texts, letters, and everyday records.