What 왗 means
It is one Hangul syllable block, not a translation.
Hangul jamo in 왗 are ᄋ (initial consonant), ᅪ (vowel), and ᆾ (final consonant); their familiar compatibility forms are ㅇ, ㅘ, and ㅊ. “WAC” is Unicode component-name shorthand, not a Korean gloss. It describes the block’s construction; the word around it supplies meaning. Some archaic spellings keep jamo separate. Fonts can vary the parts’ shape, size, or placement without changing the character.
Hangul’s creation was announced in 1443, and its explanatory guide, Hunminjeongeum, was published in 1446. It offered a way to write Korean speech more directly than relying on Chinese characters to represent Korean. The script also circulated under historical Korean names: 언문 (“vernacular script”) and 국문 (“national script”), before Hangul became the familiar name.
How do I type 왗?
Use a Unicode hex-entry method.
Enter C657 with a Unicode input method supported by your app. Microsoft Word and GTK text fields offer direct hex entry; the exact keystrokes depend on the text field.
Technical and neutral; the code label describes a syllable’s structure, not its translation.
“WAC” is component-name shorthand, not a Korean gloss.
Who writes 왗
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Don't confuse it with
1Questions people ask
1Why does 왗 look different in different fonts?
Unicode identifies the character, not one mandatory outline. Fonts can vary the components’ shape, size, or placement while the character remains 왗.
How to type or find 왗
- Search it as
- wac · C657 · Hangul jamo · Hangul syllable · Korean syllable block · Korean character
- Shows up in
- Anything that takes text · its shape is whatever your font draws
왗\C657Codes and encoding1 code points
A visible symbol can contain several code points. JS .length counts UTF-16 units; UTF-8 counts bytes.





