U+AF73 "꽳" Hangul Syllable Ggwaelh Unicode Character
U+AF73 "꽳" Hangul Syllable Ggwaelh is a precomposed syllable in the modern Korean Hangul writing system, representing the sound "ggwaelh." It is formed from the initial consonant "kk" (ㄲ), the medial vowel "wae" (ㅙ), and the final consonant "lh" (ㅀ), which together create a single character block. This syllable appears in Korean text primarily as part of the standard Hangul syllabary, which organizes sounds into square blocks for efficient reading and writing. While not among the most frequently used syllables in everyday Korean, it may occur in certain words or proper names, contributing to the phonetic richness of the language. As a Unicode character, it ensures consistent digital representation across different platforms and systems, preserving the integrity of written Korean in global computing environments.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+AF73 |
| Version Added | 2.0 |
| Name | Hangul Syllable Ggwaelh |
| Block | Hangul Syllables |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
| Decomposition Type | Canonical |
| Decomposition Mapping | "꽤" U+AF64 Hangul Syllable Ggwae "ᆶ" U+11B6 Hangul Jongseong Rieul-Hieuh |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | 꽳 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 꽳 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xEA 0xBD 0xB3 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xAF73 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x0000AF73 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \uaf73 |