What 괐 means
It is a Korean syllable, not a complete word.
Hangul, the Korean writing system, builds syllable blocks from letters. 괐 combines ᄀ, the initial consonant; ᅪ, the middle vowel; and ᆻ, the final consonant. The block's structure does not translate into a word by itself, so read it as part of the surrounding Korean word or sentence.
Hangul's first notice appears in the Sejong Sillok royal annals in 1443. The 1446 book 훈민정음 explains the script's letter design and how its parts form syllable blocks for writing Korean speech. North and South Korean spelling conventions later diverged; that history does not give 괐 a separate meaning.
How do I type 괐?
On a Korean 2-beolsik keyboard, type rhkT.
A Korean IME (input method) combines the keystrokes: r enters ㄱ, h then k enters ㅘ, and Shiftt enters final ㅆ. Without a Korean IME, those keys produce Latin letters.
Why does 괐 look different in different fonts?
Fonts can change its appearance without changing its identity.
Hangul letters fit together inside a square syllable block, and fonts can vary their shape, size, and placement. If 괐 appears as a box or missing mark, the font may lack coverage; that display issue does not make it a different character.
As text, 괐 is neutral; alone, it gives too little context to identify a Korean word.
Don't use it as a reaction; the recipient may see only an unexplained Korean syllable.
Who writes 괐
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Don't confuse it with
1괐 This is 괐 written as separate Hangul letters: initial ᄀ, vowel ᅪ, final ᆻ. It is the same syllable in decomposed form.
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Questions people ask
1Why does 괐 show as a box on some devices?
Because that device's fonts have no glyph for it. The character is still correct and still copies correctly — the box is a missing glyph, not a broken character.
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How to type or find 괐
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- gwass · gwa · Hangul jamo · jongseong · 받침 · 두벌식 · dubeolsik · Korean IME
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- Anything that takes text · its shape is whatever your font draws
괐\AD10rhkT: ㄱ (r) ㅘ (hk) ㅆ (Shiftt).Codes and encoding1 code points
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