U+AFCF "꿏" Hangul Syllable Gguc Unicode Character
U+AFCF "꿏" Hangul Syllable Gguc is a precomposed syllable in the modern Korean Hangul writing system, representing the phonetic sound “gguc” formed by the initial consonant “ㄲ” (a tense, double “g” sound) combined with the vowel “ㅜ” (the “oo” sound as in “moon”) and the final consonant “ㅊ” (the “ch” sound). As part of the Unicode Hangul Syllables block, this character is used in written Korean to construct words and morphemes, though it is relatively rare compared to more common syllables. Its inclusion in Unicode ensures consistent digital representation across platforms, enabling proper text rendering, input, and storage for Korean language content. The syllable is pronounced with a sharp, clipped ending due to the final “ch” consonant, and it appears in lexical contexts where such a phonetic combination is required for accurate spelling or dialectical variation.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+AFCF |
| Version Added | 2.0 |
| Name | Hangul Syllable Gguc |
| Block | Hangul Syllables |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
| Decomposition Type | Canonical |
| Decomposition Mapping | "꾸" U+AFB8 Hangul Syllable Ggu "ᆾ" U+11BE Hangul Jongseong Chieuch |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | 꿏 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 꿏 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xEA 0xBF 0x8F |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xAFCF |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x0000AFCF |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \uafcf |