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큸

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Hangul syllable 큸

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큸 is one Korean Hangul syllable block: on its own, it gives a syllable rather than a complete message. In a Korean word, the full word supplies the meaning; sent alone, it is easier to read as a fragment or character sample until context says more. Its pieces follow Hangul’s regular syllable-building pattern.

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What 큸 means

It is one Korean syllable, not a complete message. Hangul writes syllables in square blocks; this one combines ㅋ at the start, ㅡ as its vowel, and ㄽ at the end. Inside a Korean word, it contributes one syllable while the full word supplies the meaning.

Hangul was designed to make writing Korean accessible beyond the small group trained in Hanja, the Chinese characters used in Korean writing. A court record from 1443 documents the work; the guide Hunminjeongeum, which explains the new writing system, was completed in 1446.

Earlier Korean writing used Hanja or mixed Hangul-Hanja practices. In the modern period, Korean came to be written mainly in Hangul, generally in horizontal lines.

What does 큸 mean when sent alone?

A lone 큸 gives a syllable, but little context. It could be a character sample or an unfinished fragment; the surrounding message or the sender can tell you which.

Neutral within Korean text; alone, it reads as a fragment or character specimen.

Who writes 큸

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What it means when someone sends it to you

2 readings

One syllable in a larger word; the full word supplies its meaning.

Questions people ask

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Can 큸 look different in another font?

Yes. In font rendering, Hangul fonts can vary the placement, shape, and size of ㅋ, ㅡ, and ㄽ inside the square block; the underlying character remains 큸.

How to type or find 큸

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Anything that takes text · its shape is whatever your font draws
Windows (Word)
⎇Alt+XType D078, then AltX to get 큸.
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 keuls”.
Linux
⎈Ctrl+⇧Shift+UType d078, then Enter or Space.
HTML
큸
CSS
\D078
Korean 2-set keyboard
To type 큸 on a Korean 2-set keyboard, enter ㅋ, ㅡ, then ㄹ and ㅅ; the input method joins the final pair into ㄽ.
Separate Hangul jamo
Use ᄏ ᅳ ᆳ in software that accepts separate Hangul jamo. To get one precomposed block, apply Unicode NFC normalization.
Unicode source string
In a Unicode-aware source string, write \uD078; in ordinary text, enter the character 큸 itself.
Codes and encoding1 code points
HTML decimal
큸
HTML hex
큸
CSS content
content: "\D078";
Each escape is closed by the next backslash; a trailing space is needed before a literal hex digit.
URL encoded
%ED%81%B8
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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

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