U+AEA5 "꺥" Hangul Syllable Ggyaenj Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
꺥
U+AEA5 "꺥" Hangul Syllable Ggyaenj is a precomposed syllable in the modern Korean Hangul script, representing the sound "ggyaenj" as a single block character. It combines the initial consonant "ㄲ" (ssang giyeok, a tensed or double "g/k" sound), the medial vowel "ㅒ" (yae, a diphthong beginning with a "y" glide), and the final consonant "ㄵ" (nieun jieut, a complex coda blending "n" and "j" sounds). This syllable is used in written Korean to represent specific morphemes or words, though it is relatively rare in everyday vocabulary, appearing more often in specialized or archaic contexts. Its inclusion in Unicode ensures consistent digital representation across platforms and systems.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+AEA5 |
| Version Added | 2.0 |
| Name | Hangul Syllable Ggyaenj |
| Block | Hangul Syllables |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
| Decomposition Type | Canonical |
| Decomposition Mapping | "꺠" U+AEA0 Hangul Syllable Ggyae "ᆬ" U+11AC Hangul Jongseong Nieun-Cieuc |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | 꺥 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 꺥 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xEA 0xBA 0xA5 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xAEA5 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x0000AEA5 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \uaea5 |