Bieup (character: ㅂ;
Korean: 비읍) is a
consonant of the Korean
alphabet. The
Unicode for ㅂ is U+3142. It indicates a 'b' or 'p' sound, depending on its position. At the beginning and end of a word or syllable it indicates a [
p] sound, while after a
vowel it designates a [
b] sound. For example: it is pronounced [p] in 바지 baji ("trousers"), but [b] in 아버지 abeoji ("father").[1][2][3]