Hangul Syllable Ddoelt

Turn on Hangul input and enter the component letters in order. A Korean input method (IME) groups typed Hangul letters into syllable blocks. Enter ㄸ, then ㅗ, ㅣ, ㄹ, and ㅌ; the IME composes them into 뙱.

Its Unicode decomposition is the three joining jamo ᄄ + ᅬ + ᆴ. This sequence represents the same syllable as the one-piece character; choose the precomposed form from the palette for direct insertion.

What does 뙱 mean?

It spells a Korean syllable, not an emoji reaction. Read it as part of Korean text.

Hangul builds syllables from jamo, its component letters, in an initial consonant, a vowel, and sometimes a final consonant cluster. In 뙱, these are ㄸ, ㅚ, and ㄾ (ㄹ + ㅌ). They show how to spell the syllable; the surrounding Korean word supplies its meaning.

Hangul was devised in 1443 as a more direct way to write Korean speech, which differed from Chinese. Before it, writers adapted Chinese characters to write Korean through methods such as Idu, Gugyeol, and Hyangchal. The 1446 Hunminjeongeum (“Proper Sounds to Instruct the People”), a guide to the new system, explained its letters and use. In the 15th century, Hangul appeared in Buddhist scriptures; it later entered Confucian books, practical texts, labels, and personal letters across social ranks. It became Korea’s official national writing system in 1894 and lost that status after Japan annexed Korea in 1910.

Why does 뙱 look different across fonts?

Fonts change the drawing, not the character. A Hangul font can place and size the component letters differently inside the square syllable cell. The outline and spacing can change while the text still contains the same syllable.