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ㆊ (ywe)
- 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)