Hangul Syllable Hweolt

On a Korean 2-set keyboard, enter gnjfx. The Korean input method combines g (ㅎ), nj (ㅝ) and fx (ㄾ) into one Hangul block. If your input method cannot compose the final consonant cluster, use your editor’s Unicode character picker.

What does 훭 mean?

It is a Hangul syllable block, not a word definition. Hangul groups its letters, called jamo, into syllable blocks. 훭 combines ᄒ (the opening consonant), ᅯ (the vowel) and ᆴ (the final cluster ㄹ + ㅌ). These parts explain how the block is written; they do not translate a Korean word.

To translate a word containing 훭, read it with the surrounding Korean syllables.

Where did Hangul syllable blocks come from?

They were designed to make everyday Korean writing easier. Sejong Shilok, a court chronicle, records the name Hunminjeongeum in 1443. Hangul’s development is dated to 1443, and the explanatory Hunminjeongeum manuscript was published in 1446.

The manuscript’s preface says Korean speech did not fit Chinese characters and many people could not express what they wanted; the new script aimed to make daily writing easier. Earlier labels included jeongeum, eonmun and gukmun; Hangeul became a common name in the early 20th century. These are changes in the script’s history, not alternate definitions of 훭.