U+AD2D "괭" Hangul Syllable Gwaeng Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
괭
U+AD2D "괭" Hangul Syllable Gwaeng is a precomposed syllable from the modern Hangul script, used to write the Korean language. It represents the phonetic sound "gwaeng," formed by combining the initial consonant "ㄱ" (g), the medial vowel "ㅙ" (wae), and the final consonant "ㅇ" (ng). This syllable appears in various Korean words, including terms referring to farming tools like "괭이" (gwaeng'i, meaning a hoe) and can also be found in onomatopoeic expressions or proper nouns. As part of the Hangul Syllables block in the Unicode standard, it enables accurate digital text representation and processing for Korean speakers and learners worldwide.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+AD2D |
| Version Added | 2.0 |
| Name | Hangul Syllable Gwaeng |
| Block | Hangul Syllables |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
| Decomposition Type | Canonical |
| Decomposition Mapping | "괘" U+AD18 Hangul Syllable Gwae "ᆼ" U+11BC Hangul Jongseong Ieung |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | 괭 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 괭 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xEA 0xB4 0xAD |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xAD2D |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x0000AD2D |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \uad2d |