U+AD88 "궈" Hangul Syllable Gweo Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
궈
U+AD88 "궈" Hangul Syllable Gweo is a precomposed syllable within the Hangul script, representing the sound “gweo” formed by combining the initial consonant “ㄱ” (g) with the medial vowel “ㅝ” (weo). It is part of the Hangul Syllables block in Unicode, which systematically encodes all possible syllable combinations in the Korean writing system. This particular syllable does not carry inherent meaning on its own but is used as a component in Korean vocabulary, appearing in words like 궈니스트 (gweoniseuteu, a transliteration of a foreign name) or in the verb 궈다 (gweolda, meaning to be twisted or bent). As a standardized character, it enables consistent digital representation and processing of Korean text across devices and platforms.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+AD88 |
| Version Added | 2.0 |
| Name | Hangul Syllable Gweo |
| Block | Hangul Syllables |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
| Decomposition Type | Canonical |
| Decomposition Mapping | "ᄀ" U+1100 Hangul Choseong Kiyeok "ᅯ" U+116F Hangul Jungseong Weo |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | 궈 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 궈 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xEA 0xB6 0x88 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xAD88 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x0000AD88 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \uad88 |