Hangul syllable 끬

On its own, 끬 has no established everyday Korean meaning. As of September 2026, treat an isolated message containing it as unidentified text; the surrounding Korean would need to supply the word.

Hangul was created in 1443 to make Korean literacy and communication more accessible. Hunminjeongeum, a 1446 document explaining the script’s purpose and principles, described the new writing system.

What is 끬 made of?

It is a precomposed block of three Hangul jamo. Its sequence is ᄁ + ᅴ + ᆳ: an initial consonant, a vowel, and a final consonant cluster. The Unicode name “Ggyils” identifies this construction; it is not a Korean definition.

Hangul developed in a setting where Korean was also written through Chinese-character methods such as Idu, Gugyeol, and Hyangchal. These methods adapted Chinese characters to write Korean. Hangul became Korea’s official national writing system in 1894 and lost that status under Japanese rule in 1910.

Why does 끬 look different in another font?

The font shapes this text character. Hangul syllables fit into square cells, so typefaces can change the strokes, proportions, and spacing while showing the same character. A font with insufficient Hangul coverage may fail to display 끬 correctly; that is a font-support issue.