Hangul syllable Ssyon

It gives a Korean word or name the sound “ssyon.”

The block combines ㅆ, ㅛ, and final ㄴ: the tense “ss,” “yo,” and n. Hangul joins consonant and vowel letters into a syllable block; the font shapes that block, so its proportions can vary.

Hangul was devised in 15th-century Korea to make Korean easier for ordinary people to write and learn. Before it, Korean was written with Chinese characters and other systems known as Idu, Hyangchal, and Gugyeol. A 1443 entry in the Sejong Sillok is Hangul’s earliest documentary record; the Hunminjeongeum book published in 1446 explained its principles, syllable structure, and the need to represent Chinese-character readings. Historical names for the script include Hunminjeongeum, eonmun, and banjeol. Records use Hangeul in the early 1910s, and the name became more widely used after 1928.