Kieuk

Consonant letter of the Korean alphabet From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Kieuk (letter: ㅋ; name: 키읔) is a consonant of the Korean Hangul alphabet. It is pronounced aspirated, as [kʰ] at the beginning of a syllable and as [k] at the end of a syllable. For example: 코 ko ("nose") is pronounced [kho], while 부엌 bueok ("kitchen") is pronounced [puʌk].[1][2][3]

Hangul
키읔
RRkieuk
MRk'iŭk
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Kieuk
Korean name
Hangul
키읔
RRkieuk
MRk'iŭk
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Slang usage

In South Korean internet slang, the use of ㅋ (short for 크; keu) indicates laughter. Similarly, ㅎ (short for 흐; heu) is a lighter laugh than ㅋ. Either ㅋ or ㅎ can be repeated a number of times to this effect.[4]

Stroke order

Stroke order in writing ㅋ
Stroke order in writing ㅋ

Computing codes

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Character information
Previewㅋᄏᆿ
Unicode name HANGUL LETTER KHIEUKH HANGUL CHOSEONG KHIEUKH HANGUL JONGSEONG KHIEUKH
Encodingsdecimalhexdechexdechex
Unicode12619U+314B4367U+110F4543U+11BF
UTF-8227 133 139E3 85 8B225 132 143E1 84 8F225 134 191E1 86 BF
Numeric character referenceㅋㅋᄏᄏᆿᆿ
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