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꾭

hangul syllable ggyob

Hangul syllable Ggyob

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Type 꾭 with a Korean Hangul input method: ㄲ ㅛ ㅂ form one syllable block. Inside a Korean word, it contributes one syllable, and the word supplies the meaning. If the input method is not composing Hangul, the letters can remain separate.

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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 readings

It contributes one syllable; the full word gives it a role and meaning.

Don't confuse it with

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Questions people ask

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Why 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

Search it as
ggyob · gyob · 꾭 meaning · type 꾭 · Hangul syllable · Korean syllable block · Hangul jamo · Korean 2-set keyboard
Shows up in
Anything that takes text · its shape is whatever your font draws
Windows (Word)
⎇Alt+XType AFAD, then AltX to get 꾭.
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 ggyob”.
Linux
⎈Ctrl+⇧Shift+UType afad, then Enter or Space.
HTML
꾭
CSS
\AFAD
Korean 2-set keyboard
As of 2026, use ShiftR Y Q to enter ㄲ ㅛ ㅂ; a Korean input method joins them into 꾭.
Separate jamo
If the letters appear separately, select Korean input in your keyboard or input method so it composes syllable blocks.
Codes and encoding1 code points
HTML decimal
꾭
HTML hex
꾭
CSS content
content: "\AFAD";
Each escape is closed by the next backslash; a trailing space is needed before a literal hex digit.
URL encoded
%EA%BE%AD
1
On screen
1
Code points
1
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