What 돸 means
Type ㄷ, then ㅘ, then ㄱ in a Korean IME. The input method combines those Hangul letters, in order, into the single syllable block 돸.
Unicode normalization can represent the text as one precomposed block or as separate jamo (Hangul letters). Software with Hangul shaping support can display the separate letters as one block; without it, they may appear apart.
What does 돸 mean in a Korean word?
A surrounding Korean word supplies the meaning; alone, it is unclear. Romanized as “dwak,” this syllable contributes one sound to a Korean word, whose spelling supplies the meaning.
If 돸 arrives by itself, ask what word or input sequence was intended.
Why is 돸 built from jamo?
Hangul groups letters into syllable blocks so people can write Korean. Hangul's creation is documented in a 1443 record; Hunminjeongeum, the text explaining the script, dates to 1446.
A block groups an initial consonant, a vowel, and sometimes a final consonant. Those component letters are called jamo. Older Korean texts and dialect-focused transcriptions can also use archaic jamo, forms no longer used in modern standard spelling.
Questions people ask
1Why does 돸 break into pieces?
The text may be stored as separate jamo, or Hangul letters. Software with Hangul shaping support arranges those letters into a syllable block; without it, they can appear apart.
How to type 돸
돸\B3F8Codes and encoding1 code points
A visible symbol can contain several code points. JS .length counts UTF-16 units; UTF-8 counts bytes.