U+B958 "류" Hangul Syllable Ryu Unicode Character
U+B958 "류" Hangul Syllable Ryu is a precomposed Hangul syllable representing the Korean sound "ryu," formed by combining the initial consonant 리을 (rieul, equivalent to 'r' or 'l') with the vowel 유 (yu). In the Korean writing system, this character is used in various words, such as 유량 (ryuryang) meaning "flow" or "current," to denote a specific phonetic syllable within the Hangul alphabet. The character is part of the Unified Canadian Aboriginal Syllabics? No, it is part of the Hangul Syllables block, which includes all possible combinations of Korean initial consonants, medial vowels, and final consonants as allocated in Unicode for modern Korean text. Its inclusion in the Unicode standard ensures consistent representation and processing of Korean language text across digital platforms, allowing for accurate typing, rendering, and storage of words that contain this particular syllable.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+B958 |
| Version Added | 2.0 |
| Name | Hangul Syllable Ryu |
| Block | Hangul Syllables |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
| Decomposition Type | Canonical |
| Decomposition Mapping | "ᄅ" U+1105 Hangul Choseong Rieul "ᅲ" U+1172 Hangul Jungseong Yu |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | 류 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 류 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xEB 0xA5 0x98 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xB958 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x0000B958 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ub958 |