Hangul syllable Jeum

즘 rarely stands alone. 요즘 shortens 요즈음 (“these days”); 즘 can also shorten 즈음 (“around then”). 쯤 means “about” or “approximately.” The first consonant differs.

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What 즘 means

Usually, 즘 belongs to a word or time phrase.

요즘 shortens 요즈음, “these days.” In time phrases, 즘 may stand for 즈음 (“around then”); 즈음 is the full spelling.

How did 즘 develop?

Its history follows Hangul and the word 즈음.

Hangul was created in 15th-century Korea to write Korean and widen access to writing. By the late 19th century, 즘 appears as a variant of 즈음. Medieval 즈음 could refer to a location or a time; 쯤 gained its modern approximate sense in the early 20th century.

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가

Korean Syllables (Hangul Characters)

Who writes 즘

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Don't confuse it with

쯤

Hangul Syllable Jjeum

쯤 uses ㅉ and means “about” or “approximately”; 즘 uses ㅈ and can stand for 즈음.

Questions people ask

Why does 즘 show as a box on some devices?

Because that device's fonts have no glyph for it. The character is still correct and still copies correctly — the box is a missing glyph, not a broken character.