U+AD02 "괂" Hangul Syllable Gwanh Unicode Character
U+AD02 "괂" Hangul Syllable Gwanh is a precomposed syllable in the modern Korean Hangul writing system, representing the phonetic sound "gwanh." It is formed by combining the initial consonant "ㄱ" (g), the medial vowel "ㅘ" (wa), and the final consonant "ㄶ" (nh), which together create a single syllabic block. This character falls within the Hangul Syllables Unicode block, which includes a vast range of precomposed syllables used for writing Korean. In practical usage, such as in text encoding or digital typography, it appears in contexts where the Korean language is written or processed, though it is not among the most frequently used syllables due to the relatively rare occurrence of the "nh" final consonant in common vocabulary. Its inclusion in Unicode ensures accurate representation and interchange of Korean text across different platforms and systems.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+AD02 |
| Version Added | 2.0 |
| Name | Hangul Syllable Gwanh |
| Block | Hangul Syllables |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
| Decomposition Type | Canonical |
| Decomposition Mapping | "과" U+ACFC Hangul Syllable Gwa "ᆭ" U+11AD Hangul Jongseong Nieun-Hieuh |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | 괂 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 괂 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xEA 0xB4 0x82 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xAD02 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x0000AD02 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \uad02 |