What 됭 means
It marks the reading of a Chinese character in one historical phrase.
In the 1459 Korean Buddhist work 월인석보, Hanja (Chinese characters used in Korean writing) and Hangul (the Korean alphabet) appear together in 對됭答답. There, 됭 supplies the Middle Korean (an earlier form of Korean) pronunciation guide for 對, within a phrase translated as “answered.”
How do I type 됭?
On a Korean 2-beolsik layout, enter e-h-l-d.
With a Korean IME (input method) active, that sequence combines ㄷ, ㅚ, and final ㅇ into the single syllable block 됭.
Why does Hangul use syllable blocks?
They let Hangul letters form written Korean syllables.
Hangul’s creation project began in 1443; a guide explaining the new alphabet appeared in 1446. Hangul was designed to represent Korean speech directly. Its letters combine into square syllable blocks that can sit beside Hanja, Chinese characters used in Korean writing, in historical texts.
Neutral as a syllable; its tone comes from the Korean word or passage around it.
If someone sends it alone, ask which Korean word or historical passage they mean.
What it means when someone sends it to you
2 readingsDon't confuse it with
1Questions people ask
1Why does 됭 appear as jamo?
It can be represented as three decomposed Hangul Jamo rather than one block. Some text tools expose that component form instead of displaying the joined syllable.
How to type 됭
됭\B42DCodes and encoding1 code points
A visible symbol can contain several code points. JS .length counts UTF-16 units; UTF-8 counts bytes.