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쌉

hangul syllable ssab

Hangul syllable 쌉

쌉 is a Korean slang intensifier meaning “totally,” “very,” or “absolutely,” usually placed before another word. In 쌉가능 (“absolutely possible”) it amplifies approval; in 쌉소리 (“complete nonsense”) it sharpens a dismissal. It is commonly explained as a softened derivative of the profane intensifier 씹, so it fits casual peer chat, not formal messages.

Text symbol
Also called
SSAP
Search it as
쌉 · 쌉가능 · 쌉소리 · 쌉인정
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What 쌉 means

It turns the next word up a notch.

쌉 works like an intensifier placed before a word: it boosts that word rather than having one fixed translation. In 쌉가능, it makes “possible” emphatic; in 쌉소리, it turns “nonsense” into a blunt dismissal.

쌉 어원 — how was it formed?

It is commonly explained as a softened derivative of 씹.

A Korean online community explainer from 2020 already describes 쌉 as a productive prefix.

SSAP is a Latin-letter styling of the same slang form, not a separate character.

쌉 받으면 무슨 뜻 — what does it mean if you get it?

Read it through the word that follows.

Treat a 쌉-compound as emphatic casual slang; the following word sets its direction. With a positive word it lands like a forceful yes; in 쌉소리, it rejects what was said as nonsense. A lone 쌉 depends on the surrounding thread.

Outside Korean online-slang circles, it may be unfamiliar to a learner or an older relative, and its profane echo can sound harsher than intended. Keep it to peers who already use this slang; a formal note or a message across a workplace hierarchy is a poor fit.

Very casual Korean slang with a profane edge; it signals peer-level familiarity, not polished or hierarchical speech.

Skip it with a boss, customer, or unfamiliar older reader.

Combination ideas

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Absolutely possible; a forceful yes.
Complete nonsense; a blunt rejection.
Strong agreement or full acknowledgment.

Questions people ask

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Why does 쌉 show as a box on some devices?

Because that device's fonts have no glyph for it. The character is still correct and still copies correctly — the box is a missing glyph, not a broken character.

How to type 쌉

Windows (Word)
Alt+XType C309, then Alt+X to get 쌉.
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 ssab”.
Linux
Ctrl+Shift+UType c309, then Enter or Space.
HTML
쌉
CSS
\C309
Codes and encoding1 code points
HTML decimal
쌉
HTML hex
쌉
CSS content
content: "\C309";
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URL encoded
%EC%8C%89
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On screen
1
Code points
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JS .length
3
UTF-8 bytes

A visible symbol can contain several code points. JS .length counts UTF-16 units; UTF-8 counts bytes.

Families this belongs to

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