Hangul syllable Saegs

By itself, 샋 has no fixed lexical meaning; inside a Korean word it contributes one syllable, and the surrounding word supplies the meaning. As of 2026, it has no established standalone message meaning. “Saegs” in the Unicode name describes the block’s written parts, not a Korean gloss or pronunciation.

Hangul builds a block from jamo, its letter components: 샋 has initial ㅅ, vowel ㅐ, and final cluster ㄳ, made from ㄱ followed by ㅅ. Hangul took shape in the fifteenth century under King Sejong as a practical writing system for Korean, described in the Hunminjeongeum, its original guide. Before Hangul, Korean writers adapted Chinese characters through systems such as Idu, Hyangchal, and Gugyeol; these are historical predecessors, not ancestors of this individual block.

Some members of the elite initially resisted Hangul in favor of Chinese-character literacy, but over the following centuries it became the main writing system in both Koreas. As of 2026, South Korea calls the shared script Hangeul and North Korea calls it Chosŏn'gŭl.

How do I type 샋?

Use the Korean keyboard input method. Enter ㅅ, then ㅐ, then ㄱ and ㅅ; the Korean input method editor (IME) combines the last two consonants into final cluster ㄳ.

Fonts can vary the block’s stroke details or spacing without changing the encoded character.