Hangul syllable Doek

It is one Korean syllable whose meaning comes from a word around it. Its Hangul jamo—letters called jamo—are ㄷ at the start, ㅚ in the middle, and ㅋ at the end. Together, they form a syllable block.

Hangul's design was complete by 1443; in 1446, the alphabet was introduced in a book titled Hunminjeongeum (“Correct Sounds for the Instruction of the People”). It let people write Korean directly, with letters arranged into syllable blocks. Before Hangul, Korean writing used Chinese characters and idu, a practice that adapted those characters to record Korean speech; the alphabet was designed to be easier to learn.

The manuscript's printed letters were angular, and handwriting had grown more cursive by the mid-15th century. The writing system is called Hangul today.

How do I type 됰?

On a standard Korean two-set keyboard, type e, h, l, z. With Korean input software active, those keys produce ㄷ, ㅗ, ㅣ, ㅋ; it merges ㅗ and ㅣ into ㅚ and assembles the block. On a Latin keyboard layout, the same keys enter Latin letters.

Fonts can change the size and position of the jamo inside the square block without changing the syllable. If the letters remain separate while typing, Korean input software is not composing them.

How is 됰 pronounced?

A light t, then “we,” ending in a closed k. In Korean, initial ㄷ is a light t-like sound; ㅚ in modern speech usually sounds close to “we.” At the end, ㅋ closes with no audible release. Before a vowel in the next syllable, it can link forward, so the sound across a longer word changes.