What 턒 means
Alone, it gives a syllable sound, not a standalone message.
턒 is a Hangul block built from an initial consonant, a vowel, and a final consonant. That describes its spelling and sound; the block does not have a complete dictionary meaning on its own.
In a Korean word, the surrounding syllables and context tell you how the word reads and what it means. If the block arrives alone, ask which word or spelling was intended; the character itself does not supply a self-contained reaction.
How do I type 턒?
Use Korean input and enter ㅌ, ㅑ, then ㅍ.
On the two-set Korean keyboard (Dubeolsik), a Korean IME—the software that turns key presses into Hangul—combines the initial consonant, vowel, and final consonant in order. In English input mode, those key positions produce Latin letters; jamo entered out of order can remain separate.
Its Hangul jamo decomposition is 턒: ᄐ is the initial consonant, ᅣ the vowel, and ᇁ the final consonant. NFC normalization, Unicode’s composed text form, joins them into 턒. The decomposed sequence and single block can look alike while raw string comparison distinguishes them.
Where did 턒 come from?
It belongs to Hangul, the Korean writing system.
Hangul’s creation is dated to 1443; in 1446, Hunminjeongeum, a guide explaining the new letters, was published. The script was designed to write Korean more directly than earlier Chinese-character and Idu practices; Idu used Chinese characters to write Korean.
In later centuries, Hangul appeared in translations, religious and practical books, teaching texts, and literature. Its syllable blocks follow a regular pattern: consonant and vowel jamo are grouped together, with a final consonant when present.
Who writes 턒
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Questions people ask
1Why does 턒 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.
How to type or find 턒
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- tyap · 턒 · Korean keyboard · Dubeolsik · Korean IME · Hangul jamo · Hangul jamo decomposition · NFC Hangul
- Shows up in
- Anything that takes text · its shape is whatever your font draws
턒\D112Codes and encoding1 code points
A visible symbol can contain several code points. JS .length counts UTF-16 units; UTF-8 counts bytes.




