U+ADA0 "궠" Hangul Syllable Gweok Unicode Character
U+ADA0 "궠" Hangul Syllable Gweok is a precomposed syllable in the modern Korean Hangul writing system, representing the sound "gweok" and formed from the initial consonant giyeok (ㄱ), the medial vowel oe (ㅚ), and the final consonant digeut (ㄷ) merged into one syllable block. As part of the Hangul Syllables block in Unicode, it follows the standard encoding for Korean text, where each syllable is assigned a unique code point to simplify text processing and display. This character is used in written Korean for words that contain this specific syllable, such as in certain verb stems or nouns, though it is relatively uncommon in everyday contemporary vocabulary. Its inclusion in Unicode ensures proper representation of the Korean writing system across digital platforms, supporting accurate text rendering and linguistic expression.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+ADA0 |
| Version Added | 2.0 |
| Name | Hangul Syllable Gweok |
| Block | Hangul Syllables |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
| Decomposition Type | Canonical |
| Decomposition Mapping | "궈" U+AD88 Hangul Syllable Gweo "ᆿ" U+11BF Hangul Jongseong Khieukh |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | 궠 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 궠 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xEA 0xB6 0xA0 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xADA0 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x0000ADA0 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \uada0 |