Hangul Syllable Gyenj

It represents one Korean syllable; context supplies its word meaning. The Unicode decomposition is 계 + ᆬ. Here, ᆬ is a final consonant pair, also written ㄵ; the Korean letters that make up a block are called jamo. At the end of an isolated syllable, ㄵ is pronounced as ㄴ, so the “j” in “Gyenj” names a written component rather than a separate final sound.

Hangul was developed under King Sejong in 1443, and its principles were set out in the 1446 Hunminjeongeum manuscript, a guide to the new writing system. It was designed to represent Korean speech and be easier to learn than a system relying on Chinese characters.

Why can 곉 split into jamo?

Unicode can store its parts separately or as one block. Its canonical decomposition is the syllable 계 followed by final jamo ᆬ. Text shaping can display that sequence as one syllable block; software may expose the parts separately during processing.

How do I type 곉?

Use a Korean input method and enter its jamo in order. Type ㄱ, ㅖ, ㄴ, then ㅈ. The input method combines ㄴ and ㅈ into the final pair and assembles the syllable block. On a standard two-set Korean keyboard, use the keys assigned to those jamo.