Kieuk (character: ㅋ; ) is a

consonant In articulatory phonetics, a consonant is a speech sound that is articulated with complete or partial closure of the vocal tract, except for the h sound, which is pronounced without any stricture in the vocal tract. Examples are and pronou ...

of the Korean

Hangul The Korean alphabet is the modern writing system for the Korean language. In North Korea, the alphabet is known as (), and in South Korea, it is known as (). The letters for the five basic consonants reflect the shape of the speech organs ...

alphabet. It is pronounced aspirated, as at the beginning of a syllable and as at the end of a syllable. For example: 코 ''ko'' ("nose") is pronounced ^ho while 부엌 ''bueok'' ("kitchen") is pronounced uʌk

Slang usage

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

Stroke order

Computing codes

References

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