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쒖

hangul syllable ssweoj

Hangul syllable Ssweoj

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To type 쒖, enter ㅆ, ㅝ, then ㅈ in a Korean input method (IME). It is one Hangul syllable block; by itself it gives no clear message, so read it in the Korean text around it. The label ssweoj is built from the jamo names, not a command to type Latin letters.

Text symbol

What 쒖 means

Use a Korean input method (IME): enter ㅆ, ㅝ, then ㅈ.

On the common two-set layout, the input method joins the initial consonant, vowel, and final consonant as you type. To form ㅝ, enter ㅜ then ㅓ; physical keys vary by layout.

ssweoj is the Unicode label built from the short names of the block's jamo, not a Latin-letter keyboard command.

What does 쒖 mean?

By itself, it gives no clear message.

Read it as part of the Korean word around it. The block combines initial ㅆ, vowel ㅝ, and final ㅈ. Unicode can also represent the same syllable as the separate Hangul letters ᄊ ᅯ ᆽ, which some apps may display separately.

Where did Hangul syllable blocks come from?

They group Korean consonant and vowel letters into one syllable block.

Hangul was devised as a writing system for Korean speech, letting it represent Korean sounds and grammar more directly than Chinese characters. The first record appears in the Sejong Annals in 1443; in 1446, an explanatory guide to the new letters, Hunminjeongeum, was published.

Its later uses included translations, pronunciation guides, household writing, and public notices. The modern spelling system was based on a 1933 proposal and partly revised in 1988.

Neutral within Korean spelling; without surrounding text, its role is unclear.

Without the Korean text around it, don't infer a word or message.

Who writes 쒖

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What it means when someone sends it to you

3 readings

One syllable in the word; read it with the surrounding syllables.

Questions people ask

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Why does 쒖 show as jamo?

It can. The same syllable may be stored or displayed as the separate Hangul letters ᄊ ᅯ ᆽ instead of a joined block.

How to type or find 쒖

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Windows (Word)
⎇Alt+XType C496, then AltX to get 쒖.
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 ssweoj”.
Linux
⎈Ctrl+⇧Shift+UType c496, then Enter or Space.
HTML
쒖
CSS
\C496
2-set Korean IME
Enter ㅆ, then ㅜ and ㅓ, then ㅈ; the input method combines them as 쒖.
Other Korean layouts
Follow that layout's key map; the component order stays ㅆ ㅝ ㅈ.
Codes and encoding1 code points
HTML decimal
쒖
HTML hex
쒖
CSS content
content: "\C496";
Each escape is closed by the next backslash; a trailing space is needed before a literal hex digit.
URL encoded
%EC%92%96
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