The 'ㅠㅠ' symbol in Korean text conversations represents tears or crying. Similar to the way we use emoticons to express emotions in digital communication, Korean digital communication has its own set of symbols and shorthand to express feelings or emotions.
The crying symbol 'ㅠㅠ' looks like two eyes with teardrops coming from them, signifying the person is crying or upset. Another variant of this symbol often used is 'ㅜㅜ'. Both 'ㅠㅠ' and 'ㅜㅜ' carry the same meaning.
This form of written expression is prevalent among Korean netizens and has been adopted by many non-native speakers due to the influence of Korean pop culture (K-pop and K-drama).
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