What 흘 means
The whole Korean word decides what 흘 means.
In 흘러, it belongs to 흐르다 and can describe water or time moving on; in 흘리다, it means to spill or shed. Alone, do not force an English translation.
How do I type 흘?
Use a Korean IME and enter ㅎ, ㅡ, then ㄹ.
The IME assembles the block as you type. If ㅎㅡㄹ stays separate, the jamo input path is active instead; changing fonts will not compose it.
Why does 흘 split into separate jamo?
Because jamo are components; Korean IME composes them into one block.
No separate invention date is recorded for this block; Hangul was created in 1443 to give Korean a practical native script, and its principles were documented in 1446. Earlier Korean writing used Chinese-character methods such as Idu, Hyangchal, and Gugyeol.
Hangul's social role later changed: it became an official national script in 1894, then lost that status after 1910. That history belongs to Hangul as a writing system, not to a separate pictorial meaning for 흘.
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Who writes 흘
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What it means when someone sends it to you
3 readingsA syllable fragment; wait for the full Korean word before translating it.
Questions people ask
1Does 흘 mean “day”?
It can. In 사흘, 나흘, and 열흘, Middle Korean analysis treats 흘 as a native noun meaning “day”; elsewhere, read the surrounding word.
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How to type or find 흘
- Search it as
- 흘 · heul · 흘러 · 흘리다 · 흐르다 · 사흘 · 나흘 · 열흘
- Shows up in
- Anything that takes text · its shape is whatever your font draws
흘\D758Codes and encoding1 code points
A visible symbol can contain several code points. JS .length counts UTF-16 units; UTF-8 counts bytes.