What 쟁 means
The whole word supplies its meaning.
Hangul groups consonant and vowel letters into syllable blocks; 쟁 combines ㅈ, ㅐ and final ㅇ. Hangul's creation is recorded in 1443; its explanatory book appeared in 1446.
Why does -쟁이 sound rude?
It labels people; the word sets the tone.
멋쟁이 means “stylish person” and 고집쟁이 “stubborn person.” Korean language guidance flags 점쟁이 (“fortune-teller”) and 그림쟁이 (“painter”) as belittling job labels.
Neutral alone; -쟁이 can be complimentary or belittling, depending on the word.
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How to type or find 쟁
- Also called
- jaeng
- Search it as
- 쟁 meaning · 쟁 Hanja · 쟁 keyboard · 쟁이 meaning · 아쟁
- Shows up in
- Anything that takes text · its shape is whatever your font draws
Windows (Word)
Windows
HTML
쟁CSS
\C7C1Dubeolsik
With Korean input active on a standard two-set keyboard, type W, O, D; the input method combines ㅈ, ㅐ and final ㅇ as 쟁.
Codes and encoding1 code points
HTML decimal
쟁
HTML hex
쟁
CSS content
content: "\C7C1";
Each escape is closed by the next backslash; a trailing space is needed before a literal hex digit.
URL encoded
%EC%9F%81
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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.