Hangul syllable pyom

In Korean text, it contributes a syllable; the word gives the meaning. 푬 is a Hangul block made from initial consonant ㅍ, vowel ㅛ, and final consonant ㅁ.

Hangul was originally called 훈민정음, meaning “Correct Sounds to Instruct the People.” King Sejong and scholars developed it to write Korean speech more directly; earlier Korean writing often adapted Chinese characters for Korean speech in ways described as difficult to use. The first record of the new letters dates to 1443, and an explanatory book was published in 1446. The name Hangul became widespread after 1928. South Korea commonly uses Hangul; North Korea often calls the same script Choseongul.

Unicode also allows the same syllable as the joined-jamo sequence 푬 instead of the single block 푬. In Unicode 17.0, both forms are supported; fonts may position the parts differently.

How do I type 푬?

Use Korean input and enter the three jamo in order. Type ㅍ, then ㅛ, then ㅁ; a Korean input method editor (IME), the software that assembles syllables as you type, combines the initial consonant, vowel, and final consonant into 푬. On Dubeolsik, the standard two-set Korean keyboard, those keys are V, Y, and A, so VYA forms this syllable.

If you enter a vowel after final ㅁ, the IME may move that consonant to the next syllable’s start. So ㅍㅛㅁㅏ can become 표마 as the input software recomposes the syllables.