What 꾭 means
Switch to a Korean Hangul input method and enter ㄲ, ㅛ, then ㅂ. The standard Korean 2-set layout maps them to ShiftR, Y, Q (as of 2026). The input method joins the letters into 꾭; without Hangul composition, they may stay separate.
Jamo are Hangul's individual consonant and vowel letters. The block 꾭 is one character; a sequence of separate jamo is different text.
What does 꾭 mean in a Korean word?
It spells one Korean syllable; the full word or sentence tells you what it means. Hangul blocks combine an initial consonant, a vowel, and sometimes a final consonant. In 꾭, ㄲ starts the block, ㅛ supplies the vowel, and ㅂ closes it. ㄲ is a tense k sound, ㅛ sounds like “yo,” and final ㅂ ends with a p-like stop.
Hangul was designed to make Korean easier to write and read than earlier Chinese-character practice. Its creation is recorded in 1443; its explanatory book, Hunminjeongeum, was completed in 1446.
Is 꾭 a complete Hangul syllable?
Yes. 꾭 is a complete Hangul syllable block.
It is one encoded character. If your input shows ㄲ, ㅛ, and ㅂ separately, it entered the jamo as individual letters instead of composing this block.
A Korean syllable block; outside a Korean word or input example, its intended meaning needs context.
Who writes 꾭
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What it means when someone sends it to you
2 readingsIt contributes one syllable; the full word gives it a role and meaning.
Don't confuse it with
2Questions people ask
1Why does 꾭 look different in different fonts?
The font in use draws the syllable block, so typefaces can give its strokes different proportions. The character remains 꾭.
How to type or find 꾭
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- ggyob · gyob · 꾭 meaning · type 꾭 · Hangul syllable · Korean syllable block · Hangul jamo · Korean 2-set keyboard
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- Anything that takes text · its shape is whatever your font draws
꾭\AFADCodes and encoding1 code points
A visible symbol can contain several code points. JS .length counts UTF-16 units; UTF-8 counts bytes.



