What 돝 means
It means “pig” in older or regional Korean.
A record from 1103 writes an early Korean word for pig with the Chinese character 突. The Hangul spelling 돝 appears in 용비어천가, a Korean text from 1447. It names an ordinary animal; it was not coined as a standalone sign.
Everyday standard Korean shifted toward 돼지, while 돝 survives in regional varieties, including Yukjin, southwestern Gyeongsang and Hamgyeong. The documented chain 돝 -아지 (“young one”) 돝아지 도아지 도야지 돼지 links the old word to the modern one.
What does it mean in a message?
Alone in a modern chat, it reads as marked.
If someone sends me 돝 alone, I read it as an old-word, regional or language-history choice. Someone familiar with that regional form may recognize it; otherwise, ask for context. In a historical quotation, it simply names a pig.
Historical and regionally marked in modern Korean; use it for quotations, word history or a deliberate regional voice.
Without context, a reader may not recognize it as an ordinary modern word for “pig.”
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Who writes 돝
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What it means when someone sends it to you
3 readingsThe historical word for a pig.
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1Why does 돝 look different in different fonts?
The installed font draws it. If a font lacks the character, it may show a placeholder; the underlying Korean spelling is still 돝.
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How to type or find 돝
- Search it as
- pig · 돼지 · 도야지 · 돝아지 · 돋
- Shows up in
- Anything that takes text · its shape is whatever your font draws
돝\B3DDCodes and encoding1 code points
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