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쟄

hangul syllable jaek

Hangul syllable jaek

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쟄 combines the Hangul letters ㅈ, ㅐ and ㅋ into one syllable. Its role depends on the Korean word around it; if it arrives alone, ask what word or phrase the sender meant. The block is a small example of Hangul’s consonant-and-vowel spelling system.

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What 쟄 means

쟄 is one Hangul syllable block built from three letters. Its jamo (Hangul letters) are ㅈ at the start, ㅐ as the vowel, and ㅋ as the batchim, the final consonant.

As of September 13, 2026, 쟄 has no established standalone word or chat convention. In a Korean word, surrounding syllables supply its role and meaning; sent alone, treat it as a fragment and ask what word or phrase was intended.

When was Hunminjeongeum first recorded?

The first record dates to 1443; its guidebook followed in 1446. It appears in Sejong Sillok, the royal annals of King Sejong; the later book explains how starting consonants, vowels, and final consonants form syllables.

Hangul was developed in the Korean kingdom of Joseon so Korean speech could be written more directly, since Chinese characters did not map neatly onto Korean sounds and grammar. Modern Korean spelling rests on a unified draft from 1933, partly revised in 1988.

What should I do if someone sends 쟄 alone?

Ask what word or phrase it belongs to.

It is a complete Hangul syllable block, but the surrounding Korean word or sentence supplies its lexical meaning.

Who writes 쟄

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What it means when someone sends it to you

2 readings

The syllable contributes to the word; surrounding syllables determine its meaning.

Don't confuse it with

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Questions people ask

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Why does 쟄 look different in different fonts?

Hangul fonts can vary in the placement, shape, and size of the component letters. The syllable can also be stored as one precomposed block or as a sequence of Hangul letters; both representations identify the same syllable.

How to type or find 쟄

Search it as
쟄 · ㅈㅐㅋ · jaek · 잭 · jack · jamo · batchim · Korean keyboard
Shows up in
Anything that takes text · its shape is whatever your font draws
Windows (Word)
⎇Alt+XType C7C4, then AltX to get 쟄.
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 jaek”.
Linux
⎈Ctrl+⇧Shift+UType c7c4, then Enter or Space.
HTML
쟄
CSS
\C7C4
Korean two-set keyboard
How do I type 쟄 on a Korean keyboard? On the standard Korean two-set (2-set) layout on a QWERTY keyboard, switch to Korean input and press W, O, Z for ㅈ, ㅐ, ㅋ; the input method assembles the block.
Codes and encoding1 code points
HTML decimal
쟄
HTML hex
쟄
CSS content
content: "\C7C4";
Each escape is closed by the next backslash; a trailing space is needed before a literal hex digit.
URL encoded
%EC%9F%84
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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

Chinese, Japanese & Korean121,370 symbols

Korean syllables11,623 symbols