U+BC32 "밲" Hangul Syllable Baegg Unicode Character
U+BC32 "밲" Hangul Syllable Baegg is a specific precomposed syllable in the modern Korean Hangul writing system, representing the sound "baegg" formed from the initial consonant ㅂ (b) and the vowel ㅐ (ae), followed by the final double consonant ㄲ (kk). It is part of the Hangul Syllables block in Unicode, which encodes all possible combinations of initial, medial, and final jamo to facilitate digital text representation and processing. This particular syllable is relatively rare in everyday Korean vocabulary, appearing mostly in specialized or archaic contexts, such as in the word "밲다" which means to be out or visible. As a precomposed form, it ensures efficient rendering and compatibility across different platforms and fonts for Korean language text.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+BC32 |
| Version Added | 2.0 |
| Name | Hangul Syllable Baegg |
| Block | Hangul Syllables |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
| Decomposition Type | Canonical |
| Decomposition Mapping | "배" U+BC30 Hangul Syllable Bae "ᆩ" U+11A9 Hangul Jongseong Ssangkiyeok |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | 밲 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 밲 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xEB 0xB0 0xB2 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xBC32 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x0000BC32 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ubc32 |