U+AD74 "굴" Hangul Syllable Gul Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
굴
U+AD74 "굴" Hangul Syllable Gul is a precomposed syllable in the Korean Hangul writing system, representing the sound "gul". It is formed by combining the initial consonant "ㄱ" (g), the medial vowel "ㅜ" (u), and the final consonant "ㄹ" (l). In Korean, this syllable carries multiple meanings, most commonly referring to an "oyster" or a "cave," depending on the context. It is encoded in the Unicode Standard as part of the Hangul Syllables block, allowing for proper digital representation and interchange of this essential character in the Korean language.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+AD74 |
| Version Added | 2.0 |
| Name | Hangul Syllable Gul |
| Block | Hangul Syllables |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
| Decomposition Type | Canonical |
| Decomposition Mapping | "구" U+AD6C Hangul Syllable Gu "ᆯ" U+11AF Hangul Jongseong Rieul |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | 굴 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 굴 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xEA 0xB5 0xB4 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xAD74 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x0000AD74 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \uad74 |