What 멬 means
It is one Hangul syllable, pronounced roughly “mek.”
The block combines ㅁ, ㅔ, and ㅋ; the final consonant ends with a clipped k. The syllable contributes sound, while the surrounding Korean word supplies meaning. On standard Dubeolsik, the keys apz build it.
Hangul was designed to represent Korean speech more directly and be easier to learn than Chinese-character writing. The first records of Hangul date to 1443; Hunminjeongeum, the text introducing the script, was published in 1446.
How do I type 멬?
On a Korean Dubeolsik keyboard, enter ㅁ, then ㅔ, then ㅋ.
The keys are a for ㅁ, p for ㅔ, and z for final ㅋ, so apz composes 멬 without spaces. The input order matters.
Unicode also represents the same syllable as conjoining jamo, 멬. That form may look the same, but it consists of three code points; software that handles underlying characters can treat it differently from precomposed 멬.
Neutral as a written Hangul syllable; its surrounding word supplies meaning and tone.
What it means when someone sends it to you
2 readingsDon't confuse it with
1Questions people ask
1Why does 멬 show as a box on some devices?
Because that device's fonts have no glyph for it. The character is still correct and still copies correctly — the box is a missing glyph, not a broken character.
How to type 멬
멬\BA6CCodes and encoding1 code points
A visible symbol can contain several code points. JS .length counts UTF-16 units; UTF-8 counts bytes.