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hangul syllable ron

Hangul syllable Ron

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A Korean word ending in -론 refers to a theory, an argument, or a field of study; 방법론 means “methodology.” The related Chinese character 論 is spelled 논 at a word’s beginning but 론 after another syllable.

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What 론 means

It labels what the larger word is about. The Korean suffix -론 appears in 방법론 (“methodology”), 문학론 (“literary theory”), and 형태론 (“morphology”). In Korean, the Chinese character 論 is written 논 at a word’s beginning and 론 after another syllable. This is the initial-sound rule: some syllables are spelled differently at the start of a word. Hangul was devised in 1443 under King Sejong; the 1446 Hunminjeongeum guide described it as a more accessible way to write Korean.

Neutral inside a Korean word; the full word supplies the tone.

By itself, 론 does not tell you which theory or subject is meant.

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How to type or find 론

Also called
ron · lon
Search it as
Korean -론 meaning · 논 vs 론 spelling · type 론 Korean keyboard
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Anything that takes text · its shape is whatever your font draws
Windows (Word)
⎇Alt+XType B860, then AltX to get 론.
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 ron”.
Linux
⎈Ctrl+⇧Shift+UType b860, then Enter or Space.
HTML
론
CSS
\B860
Korean input
How to type 론: enter ㄹ, then ㅗ, then ㄴ with a Korean Hangul input method; it combines them into one syllable block.
Codes and encoding1 code points
HTML decimal
론
HTML hex
론
CSS content
content: "\B860";
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URL encoded
%EB%A1%A0
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On screen
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Code points
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JS .length
3
UTF-8 bytes

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Families this belongs to

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Chinese, Japanese & Korean121,370 symbols

Korean syllables11,623 symbols