U+B161 "녡" Hangul Syllable Nyenj Unicode Character
U+B161 "녡" Hangul Syllable Nyenj is a precomposed syllable from the modern Korean Hangul writing system, representing the phonetic value "nyenj." It is formed by combining the initial consonant ᄂ (nieun, pronounced as an "n" sound) with the medial vowel ㅖ (ye, a diphthong starting with a "y" glide) and the final consonant ᆽ (chieut, a rare or archaic final consonant representing a "j" or palatal stop). While this specific syllable is not commonly used in everyday contemporary Korean vocabulary, it appears in Unicode's vast syllable block to ensure complete coverage of all possible phonetic combinations as defined by the Hangul syllabary structure. Its inclusion supports accurate text rendering and digital preservation of older or specialized Korean texts, demonstrating Unicode's commitment to encoding every formally valid Hangul syllable.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+B161 |
| Version Added | 2.0 |
| Name | Hangul Syllable Nyenj |
| Block | Hangul Syllables |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
| Decomposition Type | Canonical |
| Decomposition Mapping | "녜" U+B15C Hangul Syllable Nye "ᆬ" U+11AC Hangul Jongseong Nieun-Cieuc |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | 녡 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 녡 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xEB 0x85 0xA1 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xB161 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x0000B161 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ub161 |