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꺵

hangul syllable ggyaeng

Hangul syllable Ggyaeng

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꺵 is one Korean syllable, but on its own it gives too little context for a dependable word translation. Inside a Korean word, neighboring syllables determine the meaning; alone it reads as an isolated syllable or text sample. A Korean two-set keyboard builds it by joining three component letters in order.

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What 꺵 means

An isolated 꺵 does not tell you which Korean word is intended.

꺵 consists of the initial ᄁ (the tense consonant ㄲ), medial ᅤ (the vowel ㅒ), and final ᆼ (the consonant ㅇ). These component letters are called jamo; arranged in that order, they form one written syllable. Inside a word, the surrounding syllables determine its meaning. Sent alone, 꺵 is best treated as an isolated syllable or text sample until you have context.

How do I type 꺵?

A Korean input method joins the component letters in order.

On a Dubeolsik (standard two-set) Korean keyboard, turn on Korean input and press ShiftR, ShiftO, then D. Those keys enter ㄲ, ㅒ, and ㅇ; the input method joins them as 꺵. If they appear separately, check that Korean input is active and that the IME has not committed each component on its own.

Why does this Hangul block have this form?

It follows Hangul's system for writing Korean syllables.

Hangul was developed under King Sejong in 1443 and explained in the 1446 Hunminjeongeum manuscript, a guide to the new writing system. It gave Korean speakers a learnable way to write their language alongside Chinese-character-based writing.

The script's public role shifted over time: it was designated Korea's national writing system in 1894 and later became part of everyday Korean writing. Unicode's Hangul tables also cross-reference earlier Korean encoding standards such as KS X 1001. That is a technical link between computer text systems, not evidence that 꺵 had a separate emblem history.

Inside Korean text, 꺵 functions as one syllable; alone, it reads like a character sample.

Do not infer a sender's intent from this syllable alone.

Who writes 꺵

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What it means when someone sends it to you

2 readings

Its syllable contributes to the word; the surrounding syllables determine the meaning.

Combination ideas

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A designed Korean label for checking Hangul input and font support.

Questions people ask

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Why does 꺵 look different in different fonts?

Fonts draw Hangul glyphs, so stroke shapes and spacing can vary. If a device shows a square or replacement mark, its available font may lack this syllable; the text character itself has not changed.

How to type or find 꺵

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Windows (Word)
⎇Alt+XType AEB5, then AltX to get 꺵.
Windows
⊞Win+Rrun charmap for the full table, or use the emoji picker's Ω symbols tab (Win .).
macOS
⌃Control+⌘Command+␣SpaceOpen the character viewer and search “hangul syllable ggyaeng”.
Linux
⎈Ctrl+⇧Shift+UType aeb5, then Enter or Space.
HTML
꺵
CSS
\AEB5
Dubeolsik desktop
With Korean input active, press ShiftR, ShiftO, then D; the IME should compose 꺵.
Codes and encoding1 code points
HTML decimal
꺵
HTML hex
꺵
CSS content
content: "\AEB5";
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URL encoded
%EA%BA%B5
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On screen
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Code points
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JS .length
3
UTF-8 bytes

A visible symbol can contain several code points. JS .length counts UTF-16 units; UTF-8 counts bytes.

Families this belongs to

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Chinese, Japanese & Korean121,370 symbols

Korean syllables11,623 symbols