Korean syllable 컺

By itself, 컺 gives you one Korean syllable, not a translation. It combines the initial consonant ㅋ, vowel ㅓ, and final consonant ㅈ; Korean calls these letter parts jamo. In the Unicode label, “keoj” names this sequence, not an English word.

Hangul was developed in Korea in the fifteenth century to write Korean speech, arranging alphabetic letters into square syllable blocks. Chinese-character writing was already established in the region; although the block layout can look similar, Hangul's parts are letters. A proposal to unify Korean spelling dates to 1933 and was partly revised in 1988.

What does 컺 mean when sent alone?

One isolated syllable is too little to read as a message. If someone sends it alone, ask what Korean word or sentence it belongs to; in a word, 컺 is one syllable, while the surrounding text supplies the meaning.

How do I type 컺 on a Korean keyboard?

On a Dubeolsik Korean keyboard, press Z, J, then W. Those keys enter ㅋ, ㅓ, and ㅈ; a Korean input method editor (IME), the software that builds syllables as you type, joins them into 컺.

If you type a vowel next, the IME can move final ㅈ from the end of 컺 to the start of the next syllable. The displayed boundary then changes as you continue typing.