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쒸

hangul syllable sswi

Hangul Syllable Sswi

쒸 is a Hangul syllable block whose meaning depends on the Korean word around it; alone, it has no fixed message. A 2011 youth-language survey includes it in two vulgar spellings.

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sswi · ㅆㅟ · hangul keyboard · korean typing · 쒸 slang · 쒸발
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What 쒸 means

It is a syllable block, not a word with a fixed meaning.

On a two-set Hangul keyboard, a Korean input method builds it from ㅆ followed by ㅟ, joining the two inputs into one syllable block.

Hangul's first recorded notice is dated 1443; the 1446 Hunminjeongeum, a guide to the script, explains a system created to write Korean speech and how sound components form syllable blocks. 쒸 follows that pattern.

Can 쒸 be vulgar?

Only in a larger spelling; alone, it is not a swear word.

The National Institute of Korean Language's 2011 youth-language survey lists 쒸발 and 쒸팔 among vulgar or slang spellings. The social risk belongs to those full forms, not the isolated syllable.

If someone sends only 쒸, read the surrounding Korean before deciding what they mean; the syllable alone cannot tell you which word was intended.

Its tone depends on the Korean word containing it; alone, it is not a clear insult.

Don't treat bare 쒸 as profanity; read the full Korean word.

Don't confuse it with

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Combination ideas

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Listed as vulgar or slang in the 2011 survey; the social risk belongs to the full spelling.
Also listed in 2011; the social risk belongs to the full spelling.

Questions people ask

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Why does 쒸 look different across fonts?

Fonts draw the same Hangul syllable with different proportions. If it appears as a square, the font or app may lack the glyph and substitute a fallback; the character itself is still text.

How to type 쒸

Windows (Word)
Alt+XType C4B8, then Alt+X to get 쒸.
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 sswi”.
Linux
Ctrl+Shift+UType c4b8, then Enter or Space.
HTML
쒸
CSS
\C4B8
2-set keyboard
In Korean IME mode, press Shift+T for ㅆ, then N+L for ㅟ; the input method composes 쒸.
Jamo input
Enter ㅆ and ㅟ as jamo if the input field supports composition; a Korean IME can join them as 쒸.
Codes and encoding1 code points
HTML decimal
쒸
HTML hex
쒸
CSS content
content: "\C4B8";
Each escape is closed by the next backslash; a trailing space is needed before a literal hex digit.
URL encoded
%EC%92%B8
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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

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