Hangul syllable 옶

It is a valid Hangul block, but not an established standalone word. It combines ㅇ, ㅗ, and final ㅄ. In Korean writing, the consonant at a syllable's end is called batchim; ㅄ is a compound batchim, or 겹받침. A well-formed block does not have to carry its own dictionary meaning.

Hangul was created to make Korean easier to write with its own script than with the Chinese characters used for records at the time. The first creation notice dates to 1443; Hunminjeongeum, the guide introducing the script, was completed in 1446. Those dates describe Hangul's creation, not the earliest recorded use of 옶.

How do I type 옶?

On a Korean QWERTY layout, press d, h, q, t. They produce ㅇ, ㅗ, ㅂ, and ㅅ; an input method editor (IME) combines them into 옶. Press space or punctuation to finish the block.

Unicode can store the same syllable as one precomposed block or as a canonically equivalent sequence of conjoining jamo. NFC composes it when possible; NFD decomposes it. Software comparing exact strings may need normalization so both forms match.

What if someone sends 옶 alone?

Treat a lone 옶 as test text or a stray fragment until context says otherwise. Ask for the surrounding word or sentence before reading it as intentional Korean; one syllable block does not reveal what the sender meant.