What 뜯 means
Read it inside a Korean word; it has no meaning alone.
In 뜯다, it marks tearing, plucking, opening, or taking something apart.
Hangul was created for Korean under King Sejong in Joseon, a Korean kingdom; records date its creation and public explanation to 1443 and 1446. The script groups consonants and vowels into blocks; 뜯 contains an initial consonant, vowel, and final consonant.
What it means when someone sends it to you
2 readings`뜯어먹다`
Figuratively, take money or goods from someone.
`뜯어 먹다`
Tear food apart, then eat it.
Don't confuse it with
1Questions people ask
1Why does 뜯 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 뜯
Windows (Word)
Alt+XType B72F, then Alt+X to get 뜯.
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 ddeud”.
Linux
Ctrl+Shift+UType b72f, then Enter or Space.
HTML
뜯CSS
\B72FKorean 2-set keyboard
Switch to Korean 2-set input; press Shift+E, M, then E.
Codes and encoding1 code points
HTML decimal
뜯
HTML hex
뜯
CSS content
content: "\B72F";
Each escape is closed by the next backslash; a trailing space is needed before a literal hex digit.
URL encoded
%EB%9C%AF
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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.