ㆊ

ㆊ (ywe)

1. A digraph of ㅠ (ywu) and ㅕ (ye), intended to transcribe certain triphthongs in Chinese without Korean equivalent, e.g. Middle Chinese [iuᴇ], [wiæ].

• It was never used in Middle Korean itself.
• Characters whose Middle Chinese medial was written with this digraph include:

  沿 (MC ywen), transcribed ᄋᆑᆫ (Yale: ywen)

  宣 (MC sjwen), transcribed ᄉᆑᆫ (Yale: sywen)

  畎 (MC kwenX), transcribed ᄀᆑᆫ (Yale: kywen)

  兄 (MC xjwaeng), transcribed ᄒᆑᇰ (Yale: hyweng)

  憬 (MC kjwaengX), transcribed ᄀᆑᇰ (Yale: kyweng)