What 흑 means
It can mean black, but repeated 흑흑 writes a sobbing sound.
The dictionary gives 흑 the color and Go-stone senses. Korean research uses 흑흑 with “to cry,” so repetition changes the reading; alone, 흑 is not a dependable crying reply.
Hangul was made for Korean writing; records place its creation in 1443 and its explanatory book in 1446. That dates the script, not 흑’s first attestation, which these sources do not establish. 흑 joins ㅎ, ㅡ, ㄱ; its reading in Sino-Korean words matches Hanja 黑, and in Go it pairs with 백.
Lexical in words; plaintive as 흑흑.
Use 흑흑, not lone 흑, for crying.
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Who writes 흑
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What it means when someone sends it to you
3 readingsAmbiguous without more context.
Related characters
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Combination ideas
1Questions people ask
1Why does 흑 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 흑
- Search it as
- 흑흑 · 흑돌 · 검은색 · 바둑 · black · sob · crying · heug
- Shows up in
- Anything that takes text · its shape is whatever your font draws
흑\D751Codes and encoding1 code points
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