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쮣

hangul syllable jjwid

Hangul syllable Jjwid

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To enter 쮣, switch to Korean 2-Set input. It is one Hangul syllable block; by itself, it does not tell you why someone sent it. Fonts or text processing can display its three parts separately.

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What 쮣 means

On Korean 2-Set, press ShiftW, n, l, then e.

2-Set, also called Dubeolsik, is a Korean keyboard layout. With a Korean input method active, those keys enter the initial, vowel, and final jamo in order and assemble 쮣. Other layouts need the same three parts in that order.

Does 쮣 mean anything by itself?

It is one Korean syllable, not a message with a fixed meaning.

Unicode’s algorithmic label “jjwid” is generated from the syllable’s parts; it is not a Korean definition. 쮣 combines ᄍ as its initial consonant, ᅱ as its vowel, and ᆮ as its final consonant. The word around it supplies its meaning.

Because spoken Korean differed from Chinese, King Sejong devised a new script in 1443. It was first called 훈민정음 (“Correct Sounds for Instructing the People”); the 1446 book with that title explained the script and how initials, vowels, and final consonants build syllable blocks. Before Hangul, writers adapted Chinese characters: 이두 for Korean words and endings, 구결 to guide reading Chinese texts in Korean, and 향찰 to write Korean words. Later names included 언문 (“vernacular writing”) and, from the 19th century, 국문 (“national writing”). 한글 gained currency after its namesake journal began in 1927.

Why does 쮣 look different in different fonts?

Font design changes its layout, not its identity.

Unicode treats the composed block 쮣 and the sequence 쮣 as canonically equivalent: they represent the same text. Font designs vary in how the three parts fit inside a syllable square. If the sequence appears, an app or font is showing the separated parts, not a different character.

Technical; it belongs in Korean spelling or Hangul learning.

A lone 쮣 does not tell you why someone sent it.

Who writes 쮣

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Don't confuse it with

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Questions people ask

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Is 쮣 an emoji?

No. It is a Hangul syllable character used as Korean text.

Why did my app show 쮣 instead?

It can. Unicode treats the separated sequence 쮣 as canonically equivalent to 쮣; text processing or fonts may display those parts separately.

How to type or find 쮣

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jjwid · 쮣 input · 쮣 meaning · Korean 2-Set keyboard · Dubeolsik keyboard · Hangul jamo · Korean IME · separated Hangul jamo
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Anything that takes text · its shape is whatever your font draws
Windows (Word)
⎇Alt+XType CBA3, then AltX to get 쮣.
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 jjwid”.
Linux
⎈Ctrl+⇧Shift+UType cba3, then Enter or Space.
HTML
쮣
CSS
\CBA3
Korean 2-Set
Choose the Korean 2-Set (Dubeolsik) layout; an active Korean input method joins the initial, vowel, and final jamo.
QWERTY keys
With that layout active, press ShiftW, then n, l, e; the input method composes 쮣.
Codes and encoding1 code points
HTML decimal
쮣
HTML hex
쮣
CSS content
content: "\CBA3";
Each escape is closed by the next backslash; a trailing space is needed before a literal hex digit.
URL encoded
%EC%AE%A3
1
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