What 쬰 means
Its reading comes from the Korean word or name containing it. Hangul's beginnings date to 1443; a 1446 guide explained its purpose and principles. The writing system was designed for Korean speech, which Chinese characters did not represent conveniently, and to make reading and writing easier to learn. 쬰 is assembled from ᄍ, ᅭ, and ᆫ, three jamo (component letters), into a regular syllable block rather than a sign invented for one idea.
On a Korean Dubeolsik 2-set layout, the QWERTY keys ShiftW, Y, then S enter its components.
Why does 쬰 appear in historical name spellings?
It shows one way Hangul represented a foreign name. From around the 19th century, Hangul was also used to transcribe English and other languages. As of 2026, the National Institute of Korean History's database of records from Korea's provisional government includes 쬰 워드 for John Ward and 쬰 클리포드 for John Clifford. In these spellings, 쬰 approximates part of a foreign name's sound; it is a spelling choice, not Korean slang with a general translation.
Ordinary inside Korean text or a name spelling; opaque when it appears alone in an unrelated chat.
Alone, it gives the reader no specific word or name to identify.
Who writes 쬰
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What it means when someone sends it to you
3 readingsIt is one syllable in the larger word; read the whole word for its meaning.
Don't confuse it with
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Related characters
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Questions people ask
1Why does 쬰 look different in another font?
It is a font difference. Hangul fonts can change where the component letters sit and alter their shape or size while preserving the same syllable.
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How to type or find 쬰
- Search it as
- 쬰 · jjyon · Hangul · Korean syllable · jamo · Dubeolsik · transliteration · John Ward
- Shows up in
- Anything that takes text · its shape is whatever your font draws
쬰\CB30Codes and encoding1 code points
A visible symbol can contain several code points. JS .length counts UTF-16 units; UTF-8 counts bytes.