Hangul Syllable Gyec

It is a Korean syllable block whose reading depends on context.

곛 is assembled from ㄱ, vowel ㅖ, and final consonant ㅊ. At the end of a Korean syllable, ㅊ is pronounced as a clipped, unreleased “t”; “GYEC” is a Unicode label, not a pronunciation guide. Alone, this block has no dependable word-level meaning, so use the surrounding Korean text to read it.

Hangul is the Korean writing system, built from letters that combine into syllable blocks. It was designed for Korean sounds and to make writing more accessible to ordinary people. The record dates its invention to December 1443 and the completion of its explanatory book to September 1446; those milestones concern Hangul as a whole, not this single combination.

How do I type 곛?

Use a Korean keyboard and enter the parts in order.

On the standard two-set Korean Dubeolsik keyboard, press r for ㄱ, Shift+P for ㅖ, then c for ㅊ. A Korean input method joins them in initial-consonant, vowel, final-consonant order.

In JSON or JavaScript, use the \uACDB escape or the literal character.

Why can 곛 appear as different characters?

It can look the same while software sees different characters.

곛 is one precomposed Unicode character. Unicode can also represent it as the three separate Hangul letters ᄀ, ᅨ, and ᆾ; they may render as the same syllable, but software sees a different sequence.