ㅋ

Etymology 1
The Hunmin Jeongeum Haerye, the treatise introducing the principles behind the Korean alphabet written by its inventor in 1446, explains that this glyph was derived by adding a stroke to  to represent aspiration.

Pronunciation

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Letter

 * , a jamo (letter) of hangul, the Korean alphabet.

Usage notes
In contemporary Korean, when is placed on the side, it curves as in the example of,. However, when is placed on top or bottom, it retains its original look, as in the examples of, , ,. This was done in the modern era to make the character look more balanced. This rule is also applied to.

Etymology 2
Because the letter k repeated sounds like a person laughing, putting in a consecutive manner stands for laughing in the Korean Internet media. Compare 🇨🇬.

Interjection

 * 1)  lol, ha!