Hangul Syllable Geud

귿 is one Korean syllable block. It combines the initial consonant ㄱ, vowel ㅡ, and final consonant ㄷ. A syllable is a sound unit; the word around it provides meaning.

If it appears alone, it still represents a Korean syllable. The surrounding text shows what role it plays in a word or sentence.

Why was Hangul created?

To make Korean easier to write and learn. Before Hangul, Korean writers used Chinese characters and adapted methods such as Idu, Gugyeol, and Hyangchal to write Korean. These methods were difficult to learn and use; King Sejong's system offered a more accessible way to write Korean for learning and communication. Idu, Gugyeol, and Hyangchal are earlier writing methods, not parts of 귿.

The first record dates to the lunar month of 1443; an explanatory book about Hangul was published in 1446. Early use included Buddhist scriptures, then Confucian works, practical knowledge, institutions, and laws. The name Hangeul became widely used in 1928, and modern Korean spelling is based on a unified-spelling draft from 1933.

How do I type 귿?

With a Korean keyboard, enter ㄱ, then ㅡ, then ㄷ. A Korean input method editor (IME) joins them into one block. On Windows, switch Microsoft's Korean IME to Hangul mode (가) before entering them; the physical keys depend on your selected Korean keyboard layout.

Unicode also represents the syllable as three conjoining jamo, 귿. Unicode NFC normalization, a standard that recombines equivalent sequences, produces the precomposed block 귿. An app or font that does not compose the sequence may display the jamo separately.