Bieup (character: ; Korean: 비읍) is a consonant of the Korean alphabet. It indicates a 'b' or 'p' sound, depending on its position. At the beginning and end of a word or syllable it indicates a [p] sound, while after a vowel it designates a [b] sound. For example: it is pronounced [p] in 바지 baji ("trousers"), but [b] in 아버지 abeoji ("father").[1][2][3]

bieup
Hangul
Korean name
Revised Romanizationbieup
McCune–Reischauerpiŭp

Stroke order

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Stroke order in writing ㅂ

Computing codes

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Character information
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Unicode name HANGUL LETTER PIEUP HANGUL CHOSEONG PIEUP HANGUL JONGSEONG PIEUP PARENTHESIZED HANGUL PIEUP CIRCLED HANGUL PIEUP
Encodings decimal hex dec hex dec hex dec hex dec hex
Unicode 12610 U+3142 4359 U+1107 4536 U+11B8 12805 U+3205 12901 U+3265
UTF-8 227 133 130 E3 85 82 225 132 135 E1 84 87 225 134 184 E1 86 B8 227 136 133 E3 88 85 227 137 165 E3 89 A5
Numeric character reference ㅂ ㅂ ᄇ ᄇ ᆸ ᆸ ㈅ ㈅ ㉥ ㉥

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)