U+B73C "뜼" Hangul Syllable Ddeuss Unicode Character
U+B73C "뜼" Hangul Syllable Ddeuss is a precomposed syllable in the modern Korean Hangul writing system, representing the sound "ddeuss." It is formed by combining the initial consonant digit "ㄸ" (a tense or fortis sound akin to a strong "d"), the medial vowel "ㅡ" (similar to the vowel in "good" but unrounded), and the final consonant "ㅅ" (an "s" sound). This character is part of the Hangul Syllables block in Unicode, which encodes all possible syllable combinations in the Korean script. While not among the most common syllables in everyday Korean vocabulary, it appears in words such as "뜼뜼하다" (ddeudddeuthada), meaning "firm" or "solid," and its inclusion in Unicode ensures proper digital representation of the Korean language across all modern computing platforms.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+B73C |
| Version Added | 2.0 |
| Name | Hangul Syllable Ddeuss |
| Block | Hangul Syllables |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
| Decomposition Type | Canonical |
| Decomposition Mapping | "뜨" U+B728 Hangul Syllable Ddeu "ᆻ" U+11BB Hangul Jongseong Ssangsios |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | 뜼 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 뜼 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xEB 0x9C 0xBC |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xB73C |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x0000B73C |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ub73c |