U+B354 "더" Hangul Syllable Deo Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
더
U+B354 "더" Hangul Syllable Deo is a precomposed syllable in the Korean Hangul writing system, representing the sound "deo" as in the English word "duh" but with a softer, unaspirated initial consonant. It is formed by combining the initial consonant "ㄷ" (digeut, sounding like a soft "d") and the vowel "ㅓ" (eo, sounding like the "uh" in "cup"). As part of the Hangul Syllables block in Unicode, this character is widely used in written Korean for words such as "더" meaning "more" or "further," and it plays a fundamental role in constructing everyday vocabulary and grammar in the Korean language.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+B354 |
| Version Added | 2.0 |
| Name | Hangul Syllable Deo |
| Block | Hangul Syllables |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
| Decomposition Type | Canonical |
| Decomposition Mapping | "ᄃ" U+1103 Hangul Choseong Tikeut "ᅥ" U+1165 Hangul Jungseong Eo |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | 더 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 더 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xEB 0x8D 0x94 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xB354 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x0000B354 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ub354 |