U+B638 "똸" Hangul Syllable Ddwals Unicode Character
U+B638 "똸" Hangul Syllable Ddwals is a precomposed syllable from the modern Hangul writing system used for the Korean language, representing a specific block of sounds within the Korean phonetic inventory. It is composed of the initial consonant "ㄸ" (a double or tense 'dd' sound), the medial vowel "ㅘ" (a diphthong sounding roughly like 'wa'), and the final consonant "ㅀ" (a double final cluster combining 'ㄹ' and 'ㅎ'). As an encoded character within the Hangul Syllables block in Unicode, U+B638 allows for the precise digital representation and display of this particular syllable, which is part of the standard set of 11,172 possible Closed-Class Hangul syllables. This specific syllable may appear in certain advanced Korean vocabulary or constructions, though it is relatively rare in common everyday usage.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+B638 |
| Version Added | 2.0 |
| Name | Hangul Syllable Ddwals |
| Block | Hangul Syllables |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
| Decomposition Type | Canonical |
| Decomposition Mapping | "똬" U+B62C Hangul Syllable Ddwa "ᆳ" U+11B3 Hangul Jongseong Rieul-Sios |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | 똸 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 똸 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xEB 0x98 0xB8 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xB638 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x0000B638 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ub638 |