Hangul Syllable Seuls

It is one Hangul syllable, not a complete word.

Unicode’s label “seuls” is built from the Hangul jamo—the individual Korean consonant and vowel letters that form syllable blocks. It is not a Korean word or a pronunciation guide. 슰 combines ㅅ at the start, ㅡ as the vowel, and final ㄽ. A Korean word around it supplies the meaning; alone, the block is a text fragment.

Hangul was designed as a writing system for spoken Korean, whose sounds differ from Chinese. The royal chronicle Sejong Sillok records the script’s announcement in the 12th lunar month of 1443; a guide published in 1446, Hunminjeongeum Haerye, explained its design and use. Hunminjeongeum (“Correct Sounds for the Instruction of the People”) was its original name. Hangeul spread as the script’s name in the early 20th century; in North Korea, it is also called Chosŏn’gŭl.

How do I type 슰?

Turn on Korean input and enter ㅅ, ㅡ, ㄹ, ㅅ.

The Korean input method groups the first consonant and vowel, then combines final ㄹ + ㅅ into ㄽ. Unicode can also store the syllable as a sequence of conjoining jamo—a beginning letter, vowel, and ending cluster—or as one precomposed character. As of 2026, apps and fonts vary in how they shape conjoining jamo, so a sequence may display as separate parts.