Korean syllable 쩿

Select Korean input and enter ㅉ, then ㅔ, then ㅊ. The input method assembles them into one Hangul syllable block. On a QWERTY-labeled Korean two-set keyboard, use Shift+W, P, C.

What does 쩿 mean?

By itself, 쩿 has no standalone word meaning. It is one syllable in Korean writing; the surrounding Korean word supplies meaning.

Hangul was devised in 1443, and its explanatory book, Hunminjeongeum, was published in 1446. The alphabet gave people who had not learned Chinese characters a more accessible way to write Korean. Earlier systems such as Idu and Hyangchal used Chinese characters to write Korean; Gugyeol added marks to help readers interpret Chinese texts in Korean. In the twentieth century, Hangul was revalued as a national script.

How is 쩿 pronounced?

The final consonant depends on what follows. At the end of a word or before another consonant, ㅊ sounds like a clipped “t.” Before a vowel, it links to the next syllable and keeps the sound of ㅊ, similar to “ch” in “church.”

Fonts can change the placement, shape, and size of the jamo inside the square block, while the character and component order stay the same.