Kieuk

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. The Unicode for ㅋ is U+314B. 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]

Stroke order

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]

References

^ "Korean". Omniglot. Retrieved 2021-10-20.
^ "Script and pronunciation". University College London. Retrieved 2021-10-20.
^ 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)
^ "Korean Slang and Abbreviations". KoreanClass101. Retrieved 2023-08-12.