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켕

hangul syllable keng

Hangul syllable Keng

On its own, 켕 usually reads as an isolated Korean syllable, not a complete everyday expression; its meaning comes from a word such as 켕기다. That verb can describe a cord pulled taut or a person feeling uneasy, guilty, or worried that trouble will follow.

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켕 · 켕기다 · 켕기는 · 켕긴 · 켕겨 · 켕겼다 · 켕김 · 켸이다
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What 켕 means

By itself, 켕 is not usually a complete everyday expression. Read it inside a Korean word; its clearest lexical home is 켕기다.

켕기다 can describe a cord or part of the body pulled taut. It also describes feeling uneasy because a mistake or hidden fault may bring trouble.

How did 켕기다 come to mean unease?

A 1748 vocabulary book records an older phrase for a troubled mind. Dongmun yuhae, a Joseon-era Korean vocabulary book for people learning to interpret Manchu, records ᄆᆞᄋᆞᆷ 켸이다.

The verb connects a cord or bowstring pulled tight with bodily tension, then with unease or a guilty conscience. The Korean expression 뒤가 켕기다 uses that latter sense. A separate expression, 해현경장, uses a similar bowstring image in classical Chinese writing: loosen a string, then tighten it again. It is a parallel metaphor, not the source of 켕기다.

켕 is neutral; 켕기다 can describe physical tautness or an uneasy conscience.

For the standard verb, use 켕기다, not 캥기다.

What it means when someone sends it to you

4 readings
Sent alone
Usually an isolated syllable, not a complete everyday message.
Inside 켕기다
A cord or body pulled taut, or the resulting unease.
With 뒤가 켕기다
A guilty conscience or moral discomfort.
With 마음이 켕기다
Unease about an action or trouble that may follow.

Don't confuse it with

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캥
Hangul Syllable Kaeng
For the standard verb meaning “feel uneasy,” the spelling is 켕기다 with ㅔ; 캥기다 with ㅐ is a common spelling error, not a different sense.

Combination ideas

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A cord or body becomes taut; someone feels uneasy or guilty.
Feel morally uncomfortable, as if something is on your conscience.
Feel uneasy about an action or trouble that may follow.

Questions people ask

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Why is 켕 split into separate jamo?

The text may contain the component letters rather than the precomposed syllable. A Korean input method joins ㅋ + ㅔ + ㅇ as 켕; systems can also display or store the jamo separately.

How to type 켕

Windows (Word)
Alt+XType CF15, then Alt+X to get 켕.
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 keng”.
Linux
Ctrl+Shift+UType cf15, then Enter or Space.
HTML
켕
CSS
\CF15
Korean input method
To enter 켕 with a Korean input method (IME), type ㅋ, then ㅔ, then ㅇ; it joins them as 켕.
Codes and encoding1 code points
HTML decimal
켕
HTML hex
켕
CSS content
content: "\CF15";
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URL encoded
%EC%BC%95
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UTF-8 bytes

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