Kieuk (character: ; Korean: 키읔, romanizedkieuk) 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]

kieuk
Hangul
Korean name
Revised Romanizationkieuk
McCune–Reischauerk'iŭk

Slang usage

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

Stroke order

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Stroke order in writing ㅋ

Computing codes

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Character information
Preview
Unicode name HANGUL LETTER KHIEUKH HANGUL CHOSEONG KHIEUKH HANGUL JONGSEONG KHIEUKH PARENTHESIZED HANGUL KHIEUKH CIRCLED HANGUL KHIEUKH
Encodings decimal hex dec hex dec hex dec hex dec hex
Unicode 12619 U+314B 4367 U+110F 4543 U+11BF 12810 U+320A 12906 U+326A
UTF-8 227 133 139 E3 85 8B 225 132 143 E1 84 8F 225 134 191 E1 86 BF 227 136 138 E3 88 8A 227 137 170 E3 89 AA
Numeric character reference ㅋ ㅋ ᄏ ᄏ ᆿ ᆿ ㈊ ㈊ ㉪ ㉪

References

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  1. ^ "Korean". Omniglot. Retrieved 2021-10-20.
  2. ^ "Script and pronunciation". University College London. Retrieved 2021-10-20.
  3. ^ Jiyoung Shin, Jieun Kiaer, Jaeeun Cha (2012). The Sounds of Korean. Cambridge University Press. pp. XiX–XX. ISBN 9781139789882.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  4. ^ "Korean Slang and Abbreviations". KoreanClass101. Retrieved 2023-08-12.