What 돓 means
It is an older Korean spelling for “stone.”
Middle Korean was an earlier stage of Korean. A Chinese-character record of this word is dated 1103; the Korean Buddhist text Seokbo sangjeol records the Hangul spelling in 1447. A historical compound containing the word meant “grindstone,” and older Korean words for “road” and “country” used the same final-ㅎ noun pattern. A historical grammar also records a southern dialect form of “stone” ending in a k-like sound.
Why does 돓 end in ㅎ?
The final ㅀ preserves an older consonant pattern.
돓 is one Hangul block built from ㄷ ㅗ ㅀ; the final ㅀ is the consonant cluster ㄹ ㅎ. In the older noun, ㅎ could surface before a particle that begins with a vowel. The word appears as 돌 on its own but as 돌해 with a locative ending meaning “at” or “in.” Modern Korean uses 돌.
Fonts display 돓 as Korean text rather than supplying separate artwork. If it appears as a box or as separate jamo, check font coverage or Korean input composition; the display issue does not change the historical spelling.
Someone sent 돓—what does it mean?
By itself, it has no standard chat reading.
Ask what Korean source or older word the sender means. It may preserve historical text or test font and input support; without that context, the character itself does not set the message's tone.
Historical and technical; it reads as archaic or specialized in modern Korean prose.
Who writes 돓
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What it means when someone sends it to you
2 readingsA historical spelling of “stone”; retain it when transcribing that passage.
How to type or find 돓
- Also called
- dolh · twolh
- Search it as
- 돓 meaning · 돓 and 돌 · Middle Korean stone · ㅀ · Korean final ㅎ · old Korean spelling
- Shows up in
- Anything that takes text · its shape is whatever your font draws
돓\B3D3Codes and encoding1 code points
A visible symbol can contain several code points. JS .length counts UTF-16 units; UTF-8 counts bytes.


