Hangul syllable Pej

It spells one Korean syllable; its word supplies the meaning. The “pej” character combines ㅍ, ㅔ, and ㅈ: ㅍ starts it, ㅔ provides the vowel, and ㅈ closes it. The final ㅈ sounds like a clipped “t” in Korean, so “pej” is a romanized label, not an exact pronunciation guide.

Hangul was developed in 15th-century Korea to represent Korean speech and broaden access to reading beyond the literate elite who knew Chinese characters. A surviving record dates to 1443; the 1446 Hunminjeongeum, a guide to the new letters, explains how they form syllable blocks and why the system was created.

How do I type 펮?

Enter ㅍ, then ㅔ, then ㅈ in a Korean IME. A Hangul-aware input method composes these three letters into 펮 as you type. An editor without Hangul composition may leave them separate.

Why does 펮 look broken?

A box or split display usually points to missing font or shaping support. Unicode can represent this syllable as one precomposed block or as an equivalent sequence of letters. A Hangul-capable font and text engine arrange the sequence into its normal block; without that support, it may show the letters separately or as a box.