Hangul syllable Rwat

On a Korean input method, enter ㄹ + ㅗ + ㅏ + ㅌ.

The input method combines ㅗ + ㅏ into the vowel ㅘ and composes one syllable block. As of September 2026, the standard Dubeolsik sequence is F H K X: F enters ㄹ, H and K form ㅘ, and X enters final ㅌ.

What is 뢑 made of?

An initial consonant, a vowel, and a final consonant.

Its Hangul components are leading ᄅ (keyboard form ㄹ), medial ᅪ (ㅘ), and final ᇀ (keyboard form ㅌ). The Latin reading Rwat in the Unicode name labels this sound sequence; it is not a translation of a Korean word.

Hangul was announced in 1443; a 1446 book, Hunminjeongeum, explained how its letters represent sounds and combine into syllable blocks. It offered a way to write Korean with an alphabet alongside older methods of adapting Chinese characters for Korean, including Idu, Gugyeol, and Hyangchal. In later periods, Hangul became everyday and national writing; its blocks continued to represent spoken syllables.

Why does it split into jamo?

Normalization can expose the same syllable as separate jamo.

Jamo are the consonant and vowel letters that form Hangul blocks. Unicode’s Normalization Form D can decompose 뢑 into 뢑; Form C recomposes the sequence when a precomposed syllable exists. The two forms represent the same text.

As of September 2026, Unicode documents broad support for Hangul composition but less consistent shaping of conjoining jamo across apps. A program may therefore display the decomposed sequence as separate parts or shape it differently.