Hangul · double consonant · 27 of 40
ㅃ 쌍비읍
- Name
- 쌍비읍 ssangbieup
- Sound
- pp, as in 빠
- How it sounds
- A tense p with no breath, like the p in 'spin'. It never appears at the end of a block.
- Memory hook
- Two ㅂ side by side: the lips pressed together with double force before they open.
- Watch for
- Letting air escape after it, which turns 빵 into 팡.
Words that use ㅃ
Romanisation help
빵
ppang
bread
아빠
appa
dad
바빠요
bappayo
I am busy
How to write ㅃ
Stroke order · 8 strokes
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- 1. Left ㅂ: down the left side.
- 2. Left ㅂ: down the right side.
- 3. Left ㅂ: across the middle, from left to right.
- 4. Left ㅂ: across the bottom, from left to right.
- 5. Right ㅂ: down the left side.
- 6. Right ㅂ: down the right side.
- 7. Right ㅂ: across the middle, from left to right.
- 8. Right ㅂ: across the bottom, from left to right.
General rules
- Top to bottom, left to right.
- Horizontal strokes are written left to right, vertical ones top to bottom.
- Many corners are turned without lifting the pen, so ㄱ and ㄴ are each a single stroke.
- ㅇ is drawn anticlockwise, starting from the top.
- Vowels follow the same order: ㅏ and ㅜ start with the long line, while ㅓ and ㅗ start with the short stroke.
- In a block, write the consonant first, then the vowel, then any final consonant.
Practise it with a tracing guide and a from-memory pass on the writing practice page.
ㅃ is taught on day 7 of the Hangul course, alongside ㄲ ㄸ ㅆ ㅉ, with a memory hook, words to read and two writing passes.