Hangul syllable 읷

With Korean 2-set input on, type dlrt.

The Latin keys stand for the Hangul letters ㅇ, ㅣ, ㄱ and ㅅ. The input method joins the four keystrokes into one syllable block, combining ㄱ and ㅅ as final cluster ㄳ.

Unicode can represent the same syllable as one precomposed character or as a sequence of Hangul letters; a font shapes the sequence into the square block. A box in its place means the active font lacks this character or a suitable fallback.

What does 읷 mean?

읷 is one written syllable, not a complete word.

Its letters spell a Korean syllable; a complete word or sentence supplies the word-level meaning.

Hangul was created under King Sejong in 1443, and the 1446 book Hunminjeongeum explained the script's purpose and principles. It offered a direct way to write Korean alongside older methods that adapted Chinese characters to Korean, including Idu, Gugyeol and Hyangchal. Hangul spread into everyday writing and became an official national writing system in 1894; before then, official records were mostly written with Chinese characters.