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혀

혀 — hyeo

혀 is ㅎ plus ㅕ, romanized hyeo and read exactly as written. You can hear it below, recorded by a native Korean speaker.

Frequency: less common — it appears, but below the median frequency. The boundary is the median of the cells that appear at all, which works out at 21 occurrences.

How this block is put together

ㅎㅕ=혀
ㅎ + ㅕ — the vowel stands to the right of the consonant.

The two letters

ㅎ (hieut)

/h/

the h in hat

ㅕ

/jʌ/

the yu in yummy, with the vowel of but

Words containing 혀

  • 혀 — tongue

    혀

    tongue

Nearby in the chart

Same consonant (ㅎ)

Same vowel (ㅕ)

Questions people ask

How do you pronounce 혀?
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혀 is romanized hyeo and read exactly as written.