Hangul Syllable Meod

먿 is a pronunciation respelling of 멋, not its ordinary spelling.

In Korean dictionaries, [먿] shows how 멋 is pronounced: its final ㅅ sounds like a t cut off at the end of the syllable. 멋 remains the ordinary spelling of the word, meaning style, charm, or elegance.

How are Hangul syllable blocks built?

Hangul groups its letters into blocks, one for each syllable.

Records place Hangeul's creation in 1443. The 1446 Hunminjeongeum book explained the script's letter principles and how a starting consonant, a vowel, and sometimes a final consonant form a syllable block. The system was designed to write Korean speech with its own alphabet rather than relying only on Chinese characters.

The individual Hangul letters, called jamo, in 먿 are ᄆ (starting consonant), ᅥ (vowel), and ᆮ (final consonant). Unicode can store them as one ready-made block or as the three linked letters.

Why does 멋 have the pronunciation 먿?

At the end of a syllable, ㅅ sounds like a t cut off short.

The final ㅅ in 멋 is pronounced like a t that stops without a release. Dictionary pronunciation writes 먿 to show that sound, while the normal spelling of the word remains 멋.

The history of 멋 is also connected to 맛, meaning “taste,” in some accounts. A 1891 dictionary grouped the two together in translation; modern Korean learner dictionaries give 멋 its own senses, including style, charm, and elegance.