What 굙 means
It is a Korean syllable block, not a standalone word.
A Hangul block groups letter pieces called jamo. 굙 has beginning consonant ㄱ, vowel ㅛ, and ending consonant cluster ㄺ; “gyolg” labels that combination rather than translating it into English. A lone block cannot tell you which word the sender intended, so ask for the surrounding Korean.
Why was Hangul created?
It gave Korean a writing system designed to be easier to learn.
Before Hangul, Korean writing relied on Chinese characters and ways of adapting them to Korean, including Idu, Gugyeol, and Hyangchal. King Sejong created Hangul's letters in 1443; in 1446, the Hunminjeongeum, an explanatory book, set out their purpose and design.
Hangul coexisted with Chinese-character writing, became an official script in 1894, and lost that status under Japanese rule in 1910. 굙 is one block assembled from Hangul jamo, which can also be entered separately.
Neutral as written Korean; alone in chat, it leaves the intended word unclear.
Ask what word or sentence it belongs to before reading it as a reaction.
Who writes 굙
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What it means when someone sends it to you
2 readingsThe full word supplies the meaning; this block is one syllable within it.
Don't confuse it with
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Questions people ask
2Is 굙 an emoji?
No. 굙 is a Hangul text syllable, not an emoji character; it spells a syllable in Korean text.
Why does 굙 look different in different fonts?
Fonts can draw the same Hangul syllable with different proportions or stroke shapes. The drawing changes, not the character or its three letter components.
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How to type or find 굙
- Search it as
- gyolg · 굙 · type 굙 · Korean keyboard · Hangul jamo · decomposed Hangul
- Shows up in
- Anything that takes text · its shape is whatever your font draws
굙\AD59Codes and encoding1 code points
A visible symbol can contain several code points. JS .length counts UTF-16 units; UTF-8 counts bytes.