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죧

hangul syllable jyod

Hangul Syllable Jyod

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죧 is a Korean Hangul syllable; a word around it, rather than the block alone, supplies any meaning. It is assembled from ㅈ, ㅛ, and ㄷ. On the standard Dubeolsik layout, W-Y-E enters those letters.

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What 죧 means

By itself, 죧 has no fixed meaning. It functions as one written syllable in Korean. The surrounding syllables give a word its meaning, so a lone block does not signal a particular reaction.

Hangul was devised in 15th-century Korea as an alphabet for writing Korean speech and making literacy more accessible to people without training in Chinese characters. The Sejong Sillok, a royal chronicle, records its creation in 1443; the explanatory book Hunminjeongeum, whose title means “Correct Sounds for the Instruction of the People,” was published in 1446. Those dates trace the writing system, not the first use of this exact syllable.

How do I type 죧?

Use Korean input and enter ㅈ, then ㅛ, then ㄷ. A Korean input method editor (IME), software that turns keystrokes into Hangul, combines the three letters into one block. On standard Dubeolsik, press W, Y, E in that order; other layouts use different keys. With composition disabled, the three jamo stay separate.

Normally, the input method combines jamo into a single syllable block. If the app leaves them uncombined or the font cannot display or shape the block, you may see separate letters or a missing-glyph box. That is a composition or font issue.

Who writes 죧

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What it means when someone sends it to you

2 readings

One syllable in a larger word; surrounding letters supply the word's meaning.

Don't confuse it with

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Questions people ask

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How is 죧 pronounced?

Approximately “jyo” with a clipped, unreleased t-like sound at the end; ㄷ is the final consonant.

Why does 죧 show as ㅈㅛㄷ?

It is usually a composition or font issue: the input method or app left the jamo separate instead of shaping them into one syllable block.

How to type or find 죧

Search it as
죧 · jyod · jyo · Dubeolsik · jamo · Korean input
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Anything that takes text · its shape is whatever your font draws
Windows (Word)
⎇Alt+XType C8E7, then AltX to get 죧.
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 jyod”.
Linux
⎈Ctrl+⇧Shift+UType c8e7, then Enter or Space.
HTML
죧
CSS
\C8E7
Korean input
Switch to Korean input and enter ㅈ, ㅛ, ㄷ in that order.
Dubeolsik keyboard
With Korean input active, press W, Y, E; they enter ㅈ, ㅛ, ㄷ and compose 죧.
Other layouts
Use your layout's keys for ㅈ ㅛ ㄷ; W-Y-E is specific to Dubeolsik.
Codes and encoding1 code points
HTML decimal
죧
HTML hex
죧
CSS content
content: "\C8E7";
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URL encoded
%EC%A3%A7
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