ㅆ

See also: ㅅㅅ and 从

ㅆ U+3146, ㅆ HANGUL LETTER SSANGSIOS ← ㅅ [U+3145] Hangul Compatibility Jamo ㅇ → [U+3147]

ᄊ U+110A, ᄊ HANGUL CHOSEONG SSANGSIOS ← ᄉ [U+1109] Hangul Jamo ᄋ → [U+110B]

ᆻ U+11BB, ᆻ HANGUL JONGSEONG SSANGSIOS ← ᆺ [U+11BA] Hangul Jamo ᆼ → [U+11BC]

Korean

Etymology

Doubled ㅅ (siot)

Letter

ㅆ • (ss)

1. A digraph of Hangul, the Korean alphabet.

   In North Korea, ㅆ is called 된시읏 (doensieut), "strong ㅅ (sieut)". In South Korea, it is called 쌍시옷 (ssangsiot), "doubled ㅅ (siot)".

   ㅆ is pronounced as a sibilant with tense phonation (IPA: [s͈] or [z̬]), i.e. similar to the English s, but with a stiff tongue and glottal opening.

Usage notes

In Dongguk Jeong'un (東國正韻), this letter was used to transcribe voiced alveolar fricative ([z]) of Middle Chinese.