Hangul syllable 퇏

On a standard Korean two-set keyboard, type X-H-K-T.

The Korean input method editor (IME) turns those keys into a Hangul block: X gives ㅌ, H then K builds ㅘ from ㅗ and ㅏ, and T adds final ㅅ. It forms 톼 before the last consonant completes 퇏. If separate jamo remain on screen, check that Korean input is active.

What does 퇏 mean?

퇏 is a Korean Hangul syllable block.

In Unicode’s decomposed form—the same syllable written as separate parts—퇏 is 퇏: an initial consonant, a vowel, and a final consonant. These component letters are called jamo. Unicode builds the syllable’s name from technical labels for those parts; the surrounding Korean word supplies its lexical meaning.

How did Hangul develop?

Hangul gave Korean a regular letter-and-block writing system.

In the Korean kingdom of Joseon, Hangul was devised to write Korean more directly and make it easier for ordinary people to learn. Before it, Korean writing adapted Chinese characters in methods such as Idu and Hyangchal to represent Korean words and grammar. Gugyeol marks helped readers work through Chinese texts in Korean.

An entry from December 1443 in the Annals of King Sejong, a royal chronicle, records that the king made 28 letters. A 1446 entry concerns completion of Hunminjeongeum, a book explaining the new writing system. Hangul later spread through teaching, translation, literature, and official documents; in 1894, Korean became the basis for government documents, with Chinese and mixed Korean-Chinese versions still permitted.