Hangul syllable Weh

윃 is a Korean syllable block whose role comes from its word context. It combines ㅇ at the start, ㅞ as its vowel, and ㅎ as its final. Unicode’s English-looking label is built from the Jamo names; “Weh” names the components, not a Korean word or translation.

Hangul was created in 1443 and published in 1446 to make written Korean more accessible than literary Chinese. It combines an initial, a vowel, and an optional final consonant into syllable blocks; 윃 follows that regular design rather than being a separately invented sign.

The compound vowel ㅞ is formed from ㅜ and ㅔ. Hangul’s combined vowel letters represented sounds that glide between vowels; some of those sounds later simplified.

Why does the final ㅎ matter?

The final ㅎ’s pronunciation changes with its Korean sound context. It may disappear before a following vowel or affect a following consonant; the rest of the word determines what you hear.

Hangul fonts fit letters into a square syllable cell, and Unicode’s chart drawings are references rather than fixed outlines. Different fonts can change stroke proportions without changing 윃’s identity.