Hangul syllable 쳸

Use a Korean input method. On a QWERTY-based Korean 2-set keyboard, press c, Shift+P, f, t; the input method combines ㅊ, ㅖ, ㄹ and ㅅ into 쳸, with the last two forming the final cluster ㄽ. Jamo are Korean letters that build syllable blocks.

Unicode has two relevant normalization forms: NFC combines modern Hangul jamo into the precomposed block 쳸, while NFD stores them separately as 쳸. Depending on the font and app, the separate jamo may look joined or appear individually.

What does 쳸 mean?

As of 2026, 쳸 has no established standalone word or message meaning.

Hangul was devised in 1443. A guide called Hunminjeongeum, published in 1446, explained the new writing system's purpose: to give people who could not use the writing system of the time an easier way to express themselves in writing. Those dates belong to Hangul as a system, not to the creation of this particular syllable.

Hangul blocks combine jamo into syllables, so a Korean word or phrase supplies the sense. If someone sends 쳸 alone, treat it as a text sample or incomplete fragment and ask what Korean text it belongs to.