Hangul syllable Ryip

It writes one Korean syllable, not a complete word by itself. Hangul was designed in 15th-century Korea to write Korean sounds without relying on Chinese characters. Before then, Korean writers adapted Chinese characters through systems called Idu, Gugyeol, and Hyangchal. The script's original name, Hunminjeongeum, is first recorded in 1443; an explanatory book appeared in 1446. Its spread widened everyday literacy, and the script became part of official writing.

Hangul combines its basic consonant and vowel letters, called jamo, in one compact block for each syllable; a final consonant may close the block. In 릪, ㄹ begins the block, ㅢ is its vowel, and ㅍ closes it. The block writes one syllable, not the meaning of a whole word.