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킩

hangul syllable kinj

Hangul Syllable Kinj

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킩 is a precomposed Hangul syllable block built from an initial consonant, a vowel, and a final consonant cluster. Its Unicode label, “Kinj,” names that assembly; it is a piece of Korean spelling, not a translation.

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What 킩 means

It is a Hangul spelling unit, not a translated message.

Hangul blocks combine individual letters, called jamo: 킩 has ㅋ as its initial consonant, ㅣ as its vowel, and ㄵ as its final consonant cluster. The Unicode label “Kinj” describes those parts; it does not define a word.

Hangul was devised under King Sejong to make writing Korean easier for people who did not know Chinese characters. A creation record dates to 1443, and Hunminjeongeum—the document that introduced the alphabet—was promulgated in 1446. Idu, an earlier way to write Korean with Chinese characters, helps explain why a script designed around Korean speech was needed. Modern Korean spelling is based on a unified draft from 1933 and was partly revised in 1988; the block-building principle remained.

Why does 킩 sometimes split into Jamo?

Usually, it is showing the letters that make up the syllable block.

Unicode's canonical decomposition is ᄏ ᅵ ᆬ. These are the Hangul letters in their syllable positions: initial consonant, vowel, and final cluster. Canonically equivalent Jamo should display as one block; if the parts stay separate, inspect text normalization or Hangul font shaping before treating the result as a different character.

To type 킩 with a Korean keyboard, use a Korean IME and enter initial ㅋ, vowel ㅣ, then final cluster ㄵ. The IME combines them into one block; physical keypresses depend on the layout.

Neutral as text; the Unicode label describes how the Hangul block is assembled.

Who writes 킩

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Don't confuse it with

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Questions people ask

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Is 킩 a Korean word?

As of 2026, this exact syllable has no established standalone word or chat meaning. It is a valid Hangul syllable block, and the Unicode label “Kinj” describes its parts rather than defining a word.

Why does 킩 sometimes appear as separate letters?

Unicode's canonical decomposition is ᄏ ᅵ ᆬ. A text system or font that does not shape decomposed Hangul may expose those parts; the sequence is canonically equivalent to 킩.

How to type or find 킩

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Windows (Word)
⎇Alt+XType D0A9, then AltX to get 킩.
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 kinj”.
Linux
⎈Ctrl+⇧Shift+UType d0a9, then Enter or Space.
HTML
킩
CSS
\D0A9
Korean IME
To type 킩 with a Korean keyboard, enter initial ㅋ, vowel ㅣ, and final cluster ㄵ; the IME combines them into one block. Physical keypresses depend on the layout.
Why is 킩 a box on my screen?

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Codes and encoding1 code points
HTML decimal
킩
HTML hex
킩
CSS content
content: "\D0A9";
Each escape is closed by the next backslash; a trailing space is needed before a literal hex digit.
URL encoded
%ED%82%A9
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

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