Hangul Syllable Twib

On Dubeolsik, type xnlq.

Use Korean 2-set input: x produces ㅌ, nl produces ㅟ, and q adds final ㅂ. The input method assembles the parts into one syllable block.

If your editor accepts conjoining jamo, enter 튑. Unicode treats that sequence and the precomposed block 튑 as canonically equivalent: NFC composes the block, while NFD decomposes it into jamo. Normalization can change the stored sequence without changing the Korean syllable.

What does 튑 mean?

It is a Korean syllable whose meaning comes from the word.

The clearest documented example is 튑니다, the formal-polite form of 튀다. Depending on context, 튀다 means to bounce, splash or scatter, stand out, or, slangily, run away. In speech, final ㅂ sounds like ㅁ before ㄴ; the pronunciation can be written in Korean as 튐니다.

Hangul’s new letters were announced in 1443–44 and explained in the 1446 Hunminjeongeum Haerye, a guide to the script. Hangul addressed the mismatch between Korean speech and Chinese-character writing and aimed to make literacy easier. Earlier Korean writing used Hanja (Chinese characters) and Idu, a system that adapted those characters to represent Korean words and grammar. The related verb 튀다 appears in the 1447 Seokbo Sangjeol, a Buddhist book that taught through Korean text. A possible link to the separate Phags-pa script remains debated; resemblance alone does not prove descent.

What should I do if someone sends just 튑?

Read it as a fragment and ask for the surrounding Korean text.

This syllable is easier to interpret inside a word or sentence. Without that context, the intended word or tone is unclear.