U+AE3B "긻" Hangul Syllable Gilb Unicode Character
U+AE3B "긻" Hangul Syllable Gilb is a precomposed syllable in the modern Hangul writing system of the Korean language, representing the sound "gilb" as a combination of the initial consonant "기역" (giyeok, which produces a /g/ sound), the vowel "이" (i, pronounced /i/), and the final consonant cluster "ㄹㅂ" (rieul and bieup, pronounced /lb/). Classified under the Hangul Syllables block in Unicode range AC00-D7AF, this character is formed algorithmically from its constituent jamo components and is used in written Korean to represent a phonetic syllable that may appear in native or Sino-Korean vocabulary. While it is a valid Unicode encoded character, syllables like "긻" are relatively uncommon in everyday modern Korean text, often appearing more frequently in specialized linguistic contexts or older orthographic forms rather than in contemporary standard usage.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+AE3B |
| Version Added | 2.0 |
| Name | Hangul Syllable Gilb |
| Block | Hangul Syllables |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
| Decomposition Type | Canonical |
| Decomposition Mapping | "기" U+AE30 Hangul Syllable Gi "ᆲ" U+11B2 Hangul Jongseong Rieul-Pieup |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | 긻 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 긻 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xEA 0xB8 0xBB |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xAE3B |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x0000AE3B |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \uae3b |