Hangul Syllable Malm

In Korean, it means “stopping” or “refraining.”

맒 is the noun form of 말다, a Korean verb meaning “to stop” or “refrain”; its exact role depends on the sentence. “Malm” is Unicode’s component-based label, not a translation or pronunciation guide. Hangul was created in 1443 as a sound-based writing system arranged in syllable blocks while Chinese characters dominated official writing. The 1446 Hunminjeongeum—a book explaining the script’s purpose and principles—describes how letters combine into syllables.

From the early years after 1443, Hangul appeared in Buddhist texts, practical books, literature, and everyday writing. It became Korea’s official national writing system in 1894. After Korea came under Japanese rule in 1910, Hangul carried national-identity weight; intellectuals continued studying and teaching it despite suppression.

How do I type 맒?

On a Korean IME, enter ㅁ–ㅏ–ㄹ–ㅁ in order.

A Korean IME is an input method that assembles Hangul letters into a block. Unicode’s decomposed sequence is ᄆ + ᅡ + ᆱ: an initial consonant, a vowel, and a final consonant cluster. Unicode normalization can split the block into that sequence or join the sequence back into a block.

Why does 맒 look different in another font?

The typeface changes its drawing, not the character.

Different fonts can draw 맒 with different outlines. Line breaking keeps a Hangul syllable block intact, so it should not split across lines.