ㅂ ( ko, 비읍, ''Bieup'') is a

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of the Korean

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. The

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for ㅂ is U+3142. It indicates a 'b' or 'p' sound, depending on its position. At the beginning and end of a word or syllable it indicates a sound, while after a

vowel A vowel is a syllabic speech sound pronounced without any stricture in the vocal tract. Vowels are one of the two principal classes of speech sounds, the other being the consonant. Vowels vary in quality, in loudness and also in quantity (leng ...

it designates a sound. For example: it is pronounced in 바지 ''baji'' ("trousers"), but in 아버지 ''abeoji'' ("father").

Stroke order

Other communicative representations

References

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