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씵

hangul syllable ssilt

Hangul syllable Ssilt

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By itself, 씵 has no fixed word or message meaning; it is one Hangul syllable used to write Korean. A Korean word around it supplies the meaning. On the common Dubeolsik Korean keyboard, enter ㅆ, ㅣ, then ㄾ; Unicode can also represent the block as three jamo.

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What 씵 means

By itself, 씵 has no fixed word or message meaning.

It is a Hangul syllable used to write Korean. The block combines initial consonant ㅆ, vowel ㅣ, and final consonant cluster ㄾ; a Korean word around it supplies the meaning. These parts are also what a Dubeolsik keyboard uses to enter the block.

Because Korean differed from Chinese and writing it with Chinese characters was difficult for many people, King Sejong created Hangul in 1443. The book Hunminjeongeum, which explained the writing system's purpose and design, appeared in 1446. Earlier Korean practices such as Idu, Gugyeol, and Hyangchal used Chinese characters in different ways to write Korean.

How did Hangul's role change?

Hangul spread beyond official documents before becoming the national writing system.

Buddhist scriptures and Confucian texts used Hangul to share learning, while official documents remained predominantly in Chinese characters until 1894, when Hangul became the national writing system.

Neutral as a written Hangul syllable; opaque alone outside Korean-language or Unicode contexts.

Check the final consonant: 씵 and 씹 differ, and 씹 is vulgar in Korean.

Who writes 씵

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What it means when someone sends it to you

3 readings

No fixed word or message meaning; ask which word or example the sender intended.

Don't confuse it with

2

Questions people ask

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Why does 씵 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 or find 씵

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ssilt · Dubeolsik · Korean keyboard · type 씵 · Hangul jamo · Hangul decomposition · 씵 parts · ㅆ ㅣ ㄾ
Shows up in
Anything that takes text · its shape is whatever your font draws
Windows (Word)
⎇Alt+XType C535, then AltX to get 씵.
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 ssilt”.
Linux
⎈Ctrl+⇧Shift+UType c535, then Enter or Space.
HTML
씵
CSS
\C535
how to type 씵
On a Korean Dubeolsik keyboard, enter ShiftT, L, then FX for ㅆ ㅣ ㄾ.
Unicode decomposition
Unicode can represent the same syllable as 씵 or as the separated jamo ᄊ ᅵ ᆴ. NFD is the decomposed form; NFC recomposes it. Fonts may shape or position the separated parts differently.
Codes and encoding1 code points
HTML decimal
씵
HTML hex
씵
CSS content
content: "\C535";
Each escape is closed by the next backslash; a trailing space is needed before a literal hex digit.
URL encoded
%EC%94%B5
1
On screen
1
Code points
1
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

2

Chinese, Japanese & Korean121,370 symbols

Korean syllables11,623 symbols