혿 Hangul syllable hod

What 혿 means

It is an older spelling associated with modern 홑.

A 1995 note from the National Institute of Korean Language says 홑 appeared as 홋 or 혿 in medieval and early-modern Korean. It cites 혿옷 in an old text and distinguishes these spellings from 홀, a different word meaning “alone.”

Before Hangul, writers adapted Chinese characters to record Korean words and grammar through systems such as idu, gugyeol, and hyangchal. Sejong’s court created Hangul in 1443; the book Hunminjeongeum, which explained its design, was published in 1446. Hangul became the official national writing system in 1894.

Someone sent me 혿 — what should I read?

As of 2026, 혿 has no settled chat reaction meaning.

A message containing only 혿 does not show why the sender chose it; ask for the surrounding text.

How is 혿 built?

It is a syllable block made from a starting consonant, a vowel, and an ending consonant.

A Korean input method assembles those parts as you type. Some text tools expose them as separate jamo; Unicode NFC normalization can recombine an eligible sequence into the composed syllable.

Historical spelling; use 홑 for the modern word meaning “single” or “not layered.”

Do not swap 혿 for 홑 or 홀: the word and meaning change.

Who writes 혿

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Don't confuse it with

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홑

Hangul Syllable Hot

For 혿 vs 홑, the modern spelling is 홑 for “single” or “not layered”; 혿 is the older form.

홋

Hangul Syllable Hos

An older spelling cited alongside 혿; it uses a different final consonant.

홀

Hangul Syllable Hol

A different word meaning “alone” or “without a pair”; it is related in form but not interchangeable with 홑.

Related characters

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ᄒ

Hangul Choseong Hieuh

The first part of 혿’s Unicode decomposition: its starting consonant.

ᅩ

Hangul Jungseong O

The middle part of 혿’s Unicode decomposition: its vowel.

ᆮ

Hangul Jongseong Tikeut

The last part of 혿’s Unicode decomposition: its ending consonant.

Questions people ask

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Why does 혿 appear in explanations of 홑몸?

It marks a historical pronunciation step. In 홑몸, the final consonant of 홑 has a clipped t-like sound, then changes to an n sound before ㅁ. Older spelling discussions write that intermediate step as 혿; the modern spelling remains 홑몸.