Hangul syllable 쭦

쭦 is built from an initial consonant, a vowel, and a final consonant. In Korean, jamo are the letters that form Hangul syllables. Here, ㅉ is at the start, ㅝ in the middle, and ㄲ at the end.

Hangul's first documented record is dated to 1443; the explanatory book 훈민정음 followed in 1446. Those dates refer to the script, not this exact syllable. Hangul was devised in Joseon, a Korean kingdom, because Chinese characters did not fit Korean speech well; easier learning and everyday expression were practical goals.

Across its history, Hangul appeared in letters, petitions, business records, poetry, novels, household objects, and performances, including periods when it lacked official status.

How do I type 쭦?

On Dubeolsik, enter the parts in order with a Korean IME. On the standard layout, press Shift+W for ㅉ, N then J for ㅝ, and Shift+R for ㄲ. The input method editor (IME) assembles those keys into the Hangul block; the romanized name is not the key sequence.

Unicode can store the same syllable as one precomposed block or as a sequence of jamo. Some software may display that sequence as separate jamo instead of one block; Unicode normalization treats the two forms as equivalent.