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휬

hangul syllable hwiss

Hangul syllable hwiss

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휬 is a Korean syllable block made from ㅎ, ㅟ, and final ㅆ, not a whole word. The surrounding Korean word supplies its meaning; sent alone, it gives only a syllable sound.

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What 휬 means

It is one Korean syllable, not a complete word. The Hangul block joins ㅎ, ㅟ, and final ㅆ; these jamo (Korean letters used to build syllable blocks) supply sound, while the surrounding word supplies meaning.

Hangul was developed to write Korean speech. Records from 1443 and 1446 document its early history, including an explanation of how syllables combine an initial consonant, a vowel, and an optional final consonant. 휬 follows that same block pattern.

Three letters build the block

A Korean input method joins its three letters into one syllable block. On the Dubeolsik 2-set layout, the input method composes the initial ㅎ, vowel ㅟ, and final ㅆ as you type; ㅟ itself is entered as ㅜ followed by ㅣ.

In font rendering, the parts may shift or change size while the encoded character stays the same.

Neutral as text; alone in a message, 휬 is a syllable fragment rather than a complete word.

On its own, 휬 gives a syllable sound, not an emotional reaction.

Who writes 휬

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Don't confuse it with

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Questions people ask

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Can fonts draw 휬 differently?

Yes. Fonts can change the placement and size of its ㅎ, ㅟ, and ㅆ parts while the encoded character stays the same.

How to type or find 휬

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휬 meaning · how to type 휬 · Korean keyboard · Hangul syllable · Hangul jamo · Dubeolsik · 휬 font
Shows up in
Anything that takes text · its shape is whatever your font draws
Windows (Word)
⎇Alt+XType D72C, then AltX to get 휬.
Windows
⊞Win+Rrun charmap for the full table, or use the emoji picker's Ω symbols tab (Win .).
macOS
⌃Control+⌘Command+␣SpaceOpen the character viewer and search “hangul syllable hwiss”.
Linux
⎈Ctrl+⇧Shift+UType d72c, then Enter or Space.
HTML
휬
CSS
\D72C
How to type 휬
With Korean input on the Dubeolsik 2-set keyboard, type g n l, then Shiftt; the input method combines these as ㅎ ㅜ ㅣ ㅆ.
Codes and encoding1 code points
HTML decimal
휬
HTML hex
휬
CSS content
content: "\D72C";
Each escape is closed by the next backslash; a trailing space is needed before a literal hex digit.
URL encoded
%ED%9C%AC
1
On screen
1
Code points
1
JS .length
3
UTF-8 bytes

A visible symbol can contain several code points. JS .length counts UTF-16 units; UTF-8 counts bytes.

Families this belongs to

2

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