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넨

hangul syllable nen

Hangul Syllable Nen

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By itself, 넨 has no fixed meaning; the word or reference around it decides what it means. It appears as a syllable within Korean words and sounds roughly like “nen,” with the vowel like the e in “bed.” On a Korean 2-set keyboard, s, p, s forms it.

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What 넨 means

A lone 넨 does not identify the Korean word or reference.

It is one syllable within a longer Korean word or name. The pronunciation of 넨 is roughly “nen,” with a short e like the e in “bed”; the full word supplies the meaning.

Why is 넨 one block?

Hangul groups letter parts into a square syllable block.

넨 combines ᄂ as its first consonant, ᅦ as its vowel, and ᆫ as its final consonant. These Hangul letter parts are called jamo. Hangul was devised in 1443; in 1446, Hunminjeongeum, a book explaining the new writing system, described how its sounds combine to write Korean.

How do I type 넨?

On a Korean 2-set keyboard, type s, p, s.

To type 넨, activate Korean input and enter ㄴ, ㅔ, ㄴ with s, p, s; the input method composes the syllable. The 2-set layout is also called Dubeolsik.

Neutral as a Korean syllable; alone, it can sound incomplete unless the word or reference is shared.

A lone 넨 does not tell you which word or reference the sender means.

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Who writes 넨

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What it means when someone sends it to you

2 readings

The syllable alone leaves the intended Korean word, name, or reference unclear.

Don't confuse it with

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ㄴㅔㄴ Three individual Hangul letters, not one syllable block; an input method can compose their keystrokes, but a pasted sequence may stay separate.

Questions people ask

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Why does 넷만 sound like 넨만?

In the Korean word 넷만 (“only four”), the final consonant of 넷 becomes an n sound before 만. That makes 넨 part of the word's pronunciation, not a separate definition.

How to type or find 넨

Also called
nen
Search it as
meaning of 넨 · pronunciation of 넨 · type 넨 · ㄴㅔㄴ
Shows up in
Anything that takes text · its shape is whatever your font draws
Windows (Word)
⎇Alt+XType B128, then AltX to get 넨.
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 nen”.
Linux
⎈Ctrl+⇧Shift+UType b128, then Enter or Space.
HTML
넨
CSS
\B128
Korean 2-set (Dubeolsik)
Activate Korean input and type s, p, s; the input method combines ㄴㅔㄴ into 넨.
Codes and encoding1 code points
HTML decimal
넨
HTML hex
넨
CSS content
content: "\B128";
Each escape is closed by the next backslash; a trailing space is needed before a literal hex digit.
URL encoded
%EB%84%A8
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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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Korean syllables11,623 symbols