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올

hangul syllable ol

Hangul syllable Ol

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올 varies by context: 올해 means “this year,” 올봄 “this spring,” 올- before crops “early-ripening,” and 올 사람 “who will come.” It also means a strand of thread (1465); the older “this year” form is 옳 (1482).

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What 올 means

The Korean word around it determines its meaning.

올- attaches to some crop names to mean “early-ripening.” In 올 사람, 올 is a future form of 오다 (“to come”) placed before a noun.

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What it means when someone sends it to you

4 readings

This year or this spring.

Worth knowing

  • Hangul was devised in 1443 for easier Korean writing than Chinese characters; Hunminjeongeum, a 1446 guide, explained the system.

How to type or find 올

Search it as
올 · ol · 올 meaning · 올해 · 올봄 · 올벼 · 올밤 · 올콩
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Anything that takes text · its shape is whatever your font draws
Windows (Word)
⎇Alt+XType C62C, then AltX to get 올.
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 ol”.
Linux
⎈Ctrl+⇧Shift+UType c62c, then Enter or Space.
HTML
올
CSS
\C62C
how to type 올 on a Korean keyboard
Enable Korean input; type ㅇ, ㅗ, then ㄹ; the IME assembles 올.
Codes and encoding1 code points
HTML decimal
올
HTML hex
올
CSS content
content: "\C62C";
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URL encoded
%EC%98%AC
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On screen
1
Code points
1
JS .length
3
UTF-8 bytes

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Families this belongs to

2

Chinese, Japanese & Korean121,370 symbols

Korean syllables11,623 symbols