What 특 means
Read the surrounding word first. One common use is the Sino-Korean part for Hanja 特, seen in words about being special. By 2023, learner coverage documented 특: as shorthand for 특징, “characteristic.”
Hangul was created in 1443 and published in 1446 because Chinese-character writing was difficult for many Korean readers. As of 2026, the sources checked identify no separate inventor or first attestation for this syllable.
Bare 특 is word material; in 2023, 특: was casual shorthand with a teasing edge.
Avoid 특: when a label could sound like a put-down.
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Who writes 특
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What it means when someone sends it to you
2 readingsThe full word supplies the meaning; 특 contributes the teuk sound.
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Questions people ask
1Why does 특 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.
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How to type or find 특
- Also called
- teuk · teug · 특:
- Search it as
- 특징 · 특별 · 특수 · 특이 · 특성
- Shows up in
- Anything that takes text · its shape is whatever your font draws
특\D2B9Codes and encoding1 code points
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