What 추 means
The whole word decides. Alone, 추 can name a weight used for weighing. In 추수 (“harvest”), it carries “autumn”; in 추적 (“tracking”), “pursue.”
Where does Hangul come from?
Hangul was created as Hunminjeongeum in 1443. A book from 1446 explained its principles and aim of making Korean writing more accessible. It first served everyday Korean writing alongside systems using Hanja (Chinese characters used to write Korean), such as Idu, Gugyeol, and Hyangchal, before becoming the main script for Korean.
Questions people ask
1Why does 추 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.
How to type 추
Windows (Word)
Alt+XType CD94, then Alt+X to get 추.
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 cu”.
Linux
Ctrl+Shift+UType cd94, then Enter or Space.
HTML
추CSS
\CD94Type 추 with a Korean IME
Switch to Korean input and enter ㅊ then ㅜ; the input method combines them into 추.
Codes and encoding1 code points
HTML decimal
추
HTML hex
추
CSS content
content: "\CD94";
Each escape is closed by the next backslash; a trailing space is needed before a literal hex digit.
URL encoded
%EC%B6%94
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.