U+AC74 "건" Hangul Syllable Geon Unicode Character
U+AC74 "건" Hangul Syllable Geon is a precomposed syllable in the modern Korean writing system, representing the sound "geon." It is formed by combining the initial consonant "ㄱ" (giyeok), the medial vowel "ㅓ" (eo), and the final consonant "ㄴ" (nieun), and it belongs to the Hangul Syllables block of the Unicode standard, which includes a vast array of syllabic characters to support the Korean language. In Korean, "건" carries various meanings depending on context, including "building" or "construction" when used in words like "건물" (geonmul), or "health" as part of "건강" (geongang). This character is widely used in written Korean for both formal and informal communication, and its encoding ensures consistent representation across digital platforms.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+AC74 |
| Version Added | 2.0 |
| Name | Hangul Syllable Geon |
| Block | Hangul Syllables |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
| Decomposition Type | Canonical |
| Decomposition Mapping | "거" U+AC70 Hangul Syllable Geo "ᆫ" U+11AB Hangul Jongseong Nieun |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | 건 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 건 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xEA 0xB1 0xB4 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xAC74 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x0000AC74 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \uac74 |