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윘

hangul syllable wiss

Hangul syllable wiss

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윘 is a Korean syllable block; its meaning depends on the word around it, and alone it does not identify a particular word. Its final consonant ㅆ is pronounced differently at a word end than before a vowel. A Korean keyboard's input software joins the component letters into one block.

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What 윘 means

The word around it supplies its meaning.

윘 is formed from Hangul jamo (letters that combine into syllables): initial ㅇ, vowel ㅟ, and final ㅆ. Together they spell one syllable; its place in a Korean word helps identify the word.

Hangul was devised in 1443 and introduced in 1446 through Hunminjeongeum, a guide to the new writing system. It gave Korean a way to be written without relying on Classical Chinese characters. These dates describe Hangul's creation and publication, not the first use of 윘.

Who writes 윘

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What it means when someone sends it to you

2 readings

It supplies one syllable; the word as a whole gives its meaning.

Don't confuse it with

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Questions people ask

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Why can final Korean ㅆ sound like t?

It can: at a word end, ㅆ is an unreleased t-like stop—the tongue closes without a clear release. Before a vowel in the same word, it can link into the next syllable.

Why does a Hangul syllable block stay together?

It should: Unicode treats each Hangul syllable block as a grapheme cluster, a text unit that line-breaking rules should keep intact.

How to type or find 윘

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윘 meaning · Korean keyboard · Dubeolsik · Hangul batchim · Korean final consonant ㅆ · ㅟ · Hangul jamo · Hangul syllable pronunciation
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Windows (Word)
⎇Alt+XType C718, then AltX to get 윘.
Windows
⊞Win+Rrun charmap for the full table, or use the emoji picker's Ω symbols tab (Win .).
macOS
⌃Control+⌘Command+␣SpaceOpen the character viewer and search “hangul syllable wiss”.
Linux
⎈Ctrl+⇧Shift+UType c718, then Enter or Space.
HTML
윘
CSS
\C718
How to type 윘
With a Korean IME on the South Korean two-set (Dubeolsik) layout, type d n l Shiftt; it combines ㅇ ㅜ ㅣ ㅆ as 윘.
Codes and encoding1 code points
HTML decimal
윘
HTML hex
윘
CSS content
content: "\C718";
Each escape is closed by the next backslash; a trailing space is needed before a literal hex digit.
URL encoded
%EC%9C%98
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On screen
1
Code points
1
JS .length
3
UTF-8 bytes

A visible symbol can contain several code points. JS .length counts UTF-16 units; UTF-8 counts bytes.

Families this belongs to

2

Chinese, Japanese & Korean121,370 symbols

Korean syllables11,623 symbols