Hangul syllable Palg

Enter ㅍ, ㅏ, then ㄹ and ㄱ in a Korean IME.

These jamo—the individual letters that combine into syllables—supply 팕's initial consonant, vowel, and final cluster ㄺ. The input method assembles them into one syllable block as you type.

The block's outline and spacing vary by font: Unicode's reference shapes are not prescriptive, so Hangul typefaces arrange its components differently inside the square.

Is 팕 a Korean word?

As of 2026, 팕 has no established standalone meaning in Korean.

In 15th-century Korea, writing used Hanja—Chinese characters used in Korean texts—and Idu, a method of using Chinese characters to represent Korean words and grammar. Hangul was designed to make Korean easier to write.

Early adoption faced resistance; Hangul was not initially used for state documents, but it later appeared in royal and everyday civilian writing. 팕 itself is a syllable built from ㅍ, ㅏ, and ㄺ.

How is 팕 pronounced?

ㄺ changes sound with its position and the following consonant.

At the end of a Korean word or before another consonant, ㄺ usually has a k-like ending. In certain verb forms before ㄱ, ㄹ is heard instead and the following ㄱ becomes tense: 닭 ends with a k-like sound, while 맑게 keeps an l-like sound before a tight k.

Read the whole Korean word to know which sound ㄺ takes; it does not always sound like both letters.