Hangul syllable ddap

It is one Hangul syllable block; its meaning depends on context.

It combines three Korean letters: ㄸ at the start, ㅏ as its vowel, and ㅍ at the end. In a word, the block is one syllable; the rest of the word tells you what it means. Sent alone, it gives too little context to decode the sender’s intent.

Hangul, the Korean alphabet, was created in 1443; the book Hunminjeongeum, published in 1446, explained its purpose and principles. It offered an easier way to write Korean than earlier systems that adapted Chinese characters to the language, including Idu, Gugyeol, and Hyangchal. Hangul became an official national writing system in 1894, lost that status under Japanese rule in 1910, and returned to official use after liberation in 1945.

How do I type 땊?

On Dubeolsik, press Shift+E, K, then V.

Select Korean input first. The first key enters the initial consonant, the second the vowel, and the last the final consonant; the input method combines them into one block.

In Unicode’s NFD form (its decomposed text form), the same syllable is written with three Hangul letters: 땊. A font or app that fails to shape those letters together may show them apart; they still represent the same syllable.