Kieuk

kieuk
Hangul
Korean name
Revised Romanization	kieuk
McCune–Reischauer	k'iŭk

Kieuk (character: ㅋ; Korean: 키읔, romanized: kieuk) 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 [k^ho], while 부엌 bueok ("kitchen") is pronounced [puʌk].^[1][2][3]

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

Computing codes

Character information

Preview	ㅋ		ᄏ		ᆿ		㈊		㉪
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

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.
4. "Korean Slang and Abbreviations". KoreanClass101. Retrieved 2023-08-12.