Hangul syllable Goeh

It is a syllable block, not a standalone Korean word.

Inside it, ᄀ begins the syllable, ᅬ supplies the vowel, and ᇂ closes it. These Hangul letters, called jamo, fit into one square; they are not three words to translate.

As of 2026, 굏 has no established standalone entry in modern Korean dictionaries. In a Korean word, adjacent syllables affect how final ㅎ is pronounced.

Where did Hangul syllable blocks come from?

They belong to Hangul’s original sound-based design.

Hangul’s syllable-block design dates to its creation in 1443. The book Hunminjeongeum, published in 1446, explained the script’s purpose and principles.

The design addressed a practical problem: Korean speech did not fit Chinese characters neatly. Idu, Gugyeol, and Hyangchal were earlier systems that adapted Chinese characters to write Korean words or sounds, but they required long study. Early Buddhist and Confucian books used Hangul for translation and teaching; later print spread practical knowledge. It became an official national writing system in Korea in 1894.

Why can 굏 look different in different fonts?

Fonts can arrange the letters differently inside the syllable square.

Fonts can vary the size and position of the letters, so 굏 may not look identical everywhere. Korean text can also represent the same syllable as one composed block or as joined jamo; those are two text representations of the same syllable.