U+AE82 "꺂" Hangul Syllable Ggaep Unicode Character
U+AE82 "꺂" Hangul Syllable Ggaep is a precomposed Hangul syllable representing the Korean sound "ggaep," which is formed by the initial consonant 쌍기역 (ssanggiyeok, a double "g/k" sound), the vowel ㅐ (ae), and the final consonant ㅍ (pieup, a "p" sound). This character is part of the Hangul Syllables block within the Unicode standard, encoding a specific combination of jamo (Korean letters) as a single code point for efficient text processing and storage. It is used in writing the Korean language, though it is relatively rare in modern vocabulary, appearing in some onomatopoeic words or regional expressions. The syllable carries a tense, aspirated pronunciation that is distinct from its plain counterpart "개" (gae) or "갭" (gaep), reflecting the phonetic precision of the Korean writing system.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+AE82 |
| Version Added | 2.0 |
| Name | Hangul Syllable Ggaep |
| Block | Hangul Syllables |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
| Decomposition Type | Canonical |
| Decomposition Mapping | "깨" U+AE68 Hangul Syllable Ggae "ᇁ" U+11C1 Hangul Jongseong Phieuph |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | 꺂 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 꺂 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xEA 0xBA 0x82 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xAE82 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x0000AE82 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \uae82 |