U+AED4 "껔" Hangul Syllable Ggeok Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
껔
U+AED4 "껔" Hangul Syllable Ggeok is a precomposed syllable in the modern Korean writing system, representing the sound "ggeok" as it appears in the Hangul alphabet. It is formed from the initial consonant "ㄲ" (a tensed or double "g" sound), the vowel "ㅓ" (eo), and the final consonant "ㄱ" (g/k), which are combined into a single, indivisible encoded character under the Unicode Standard. This character falls within the Hangul Syllables block, specifically designated for contemporary Korean text, and is used in standard written Korean, such as in the verb "껐다" meaning "turned off" or "extinguished," though it is not among the most frequently encountered syllables.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+AED4 |
| Version Added | 2.0 |
| Name | Hangul Syllable Ggeok |
| Block | Hangul Syllables |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
| Decomposition Type | Canonical |
| Decomposition Mapping | "꺼" U+AEBC Hangul Syllable Ggeo "ᆿ" U+11BF Hangul Jongseong Khieukh |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | 껔 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 껔 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xEA 0xBB 0x94 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xAED4 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x0000AED4 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \uaed4 |