Kieuk
Consonant letter of the Korean alphabet
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].
01Slang 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.
02Computing codes
| Preview | ㅋ | ᄏ | ᆿ | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unicode name | HANGUL LETTER KHIEUKH | HANGUL CHOSEONG KHIEUKH | HANGUL JONGSEONG KHIEUKH | |||
| Encodings | decimal | hex | dec | hex | dec | hex |
| Unicode | 12619 | U+314B | 4367 | U+110F | 4543 | U+11BF |
| UTF-8 | 227 133 139 | E3 85 8B | 225 132 143 | E1 84 8F | 225 134 191 | E1 86 BF |
| Numeric character reference | ㅋ | ㅋ | ᄏ | ᄏ | ᆿ | ᆿ |
Sources and credits
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Images, from Wikimedia Commons:
- ㅋ (kieuk) stroke order.png by Rod Smith, Public domain
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