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kwukyel form of 면

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approved by Marcus Ngai · Apr 9, 2026, 01:30 AM · Reviewed by Marcus Ngai on Apr 9, 2026, 01:30 AM

Then why does this character even exist here then?

Variant form of . In Korean, it was historically used as the kwukyel form of 면, taken from the top part of . It was a way to mark grammatical particles when reading classical Chinese texts to make them legible. Although, it is no longer used.

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