Hangul syllable Hej

헺 is one written Korean syllable, not a complete word on its own. It combines ㅎ, ㅔ, and final ㅈ inside Korean spelling; the surrounding word gives it meaning. “Hej” is Unicode’s romanized label, not an English translation.

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What 헺 means

The Korean word around it supplies the meaning. 헺 combines ㅎ as its initial consonant, ㅔ as its vowel, and ㅈ as its final consonant. “Hej” is the Unicode romanized label, not an English translation; the last ㅈ closes the syllable rather than starting another one.

Unicode can also represent this Hangul syllable as the jamo sequence 헺: three position-specific letter forms, ᄒ (initial), ᅦ (vowel), and ᆽ (final). The sequence is canonically equivalent to 헺. A font or app without Hangul shaping may display the jamo as separate pieces instead of one syllable block.

Hangul was made to write Korean speech. The writing system’s first record is dated 1443; an explanatory guide appeared in 1446 and describes syllables built from an initial consonant, a middle vowel, and an optional final consonant.