ㅆ

Sound

A sharp, hissing s, tenser than ㅅ.

How to write it

Four strokes: two ㅅs side by side.

Words with this letter

• 쌀ssaluncooked rice
• 싸다ssadacheap
• 비싸다bissadaexpensive

Don't mix it up with

ㅅ살 means flesh; 쌀 means rice. Learners often hear them as the same.

Sounds are described by the closest English sound; Korean has some sounds English doesn't.