Hangul syllable Twalm

Use a Korean 2-set keyboard; enter xhkfa. On the Dubeolsik layout, x types ㅌ, hk types ㅘ, and fa types final ㄻ; the input method joins them as 퇆.

Different Hangul fonts can shift or resize the internal jamo; this changes the drawing, not the syllable.

What does 퇆 mean?

It is one Korean syllable, not a word with a fixed gloss. The block combines ㅌ + ㅘ + ㄻ; those jamo show its sound structure, not a translation.

As of September 2026, 퇆 had no established dictionary meaning by itself; a Korean word or phrase is needed to know what it says.

Why did Hangul use syllable blocks?

Hangul was designed to make writing Korean easier to learn. King Sejong created the script in 1443, first calling it Hunminjeongeum (“Proper Sounds to Instruct the People”); a 1446 book under that name explained its purpose and principles. Before Hangul, Korean speakers used Chinese characters and adaptations of them, which were difficult for many people to learn. Hangul grouped sound letters into square syllable blocks within a writing culture shaped by Chinese characters; the letters themselves represent sounds.

Hangul spread through Buddhist and Confucian books, practical publications, letters, and everyday labels; it became Korea’s official national writing system in 1894.