Hangul syllable WID

It is a Hangul syllable block, not a full word. The Unicode name “Hangul syllable WID” labels its parts: initial ㅇ, vowel ㅟ, and final ㄷ. These jamo, the Hangul letters that combine into blocks, make one written syllable; the surrounding word supplies its meaning.

Hangul was devised in 1443 and explained in the 1446 Hunminjeongeum, an instructional book introducing its letters and design. The new alphabet aimed to make Korean easier to write and learn.

Before Hangul, Korean writing relied on Chinese characters and adaptations such as idu and hyangchal, which used Chinese characters to record Korean. Hangul became the official national writing system in 1894, lost official status under Japanese rule in 1910, and saw spelling policy and font development continue after liberation in 1945.

How do I type 윋?

Type its three jamo in a Korean input method. Enter ㅇ, then ㅟ, then ㄷ; the input method joins them into 윋. Unicode also treats a precomposed block and its equivalent jamo sequence as the same text. Fonts shape the sequence into a block, so its proportions can vary.

The pronunciation of 윋 depends on context. In a Korean pronunciation guide, square-bracketed [윋] can write how 윗- sounds: its final ㅅ is heard as a clipped final t. In ordinary writing, the prefix stays spelled 윗-.