Hangul Syllable Mwaet

A single block identifies a syllable, not necessarily its word.

Hangul writes Korean syllables as compact blocks. 뫹 combines an initial consonant, a vowel, and a final consonant; that tells you how the written unit is assembled, not which word or sentence was intended. If a message contains only 뫹, ask the sender for the surrounding Korean.

King Sejong created Hangul in 1443 because Korean differed from Chinese, and Chinese-character methods for writing Korean were difficult for many people to learn. The earliest surviving official notice of the new script appears in late December 1443. In 1446, the book Hunminjeongeum, which explained the script, was completed. Chinese characters remained common in official documents until Hangul became Korea’s official writing system in 1894. After Japan annexed Korea in 1910, Hangul lost that official status, while Korean scholars continued research, education, and writing under Japanese rule.