U+BE42 "빂" Hangul Syllable Byip Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
빂
U+BE42 "빂" Hangul Syllable Byip is a precomposed syllable in the Hangul writing system, representing the Korean sound "byip." This character is formed by combining the initial consonant "ㅂ" (bieup), the medial vowel "ㅣ" (i), and the final consonant "ㅍ" (pieup) in the standard order of Korean syllable blocks. While it is a valid and typographically distinct character in the Unicode Hangul Syllables block, it is relatively rare in actual usage, as the syllable "byip" does not correspond to a common Korean word or morpheme. Its inclusion in Unicode primarily serves to maintain complete coverage of all possible Hangul syllable combinations, ensuring consistent text rendering and digital processing for the Korean language.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+BE42 |
| Version Added | 2.0 |
| Name | Hangul Syllable Byip |
| Block | Hangul Syllables |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
| Decomposition Type | Canonical |
| Decomposition Mapping | "븨" U+BE28 Hangul Syllable Byi "ᇁ" U+11C1 Hangul Jongseong Phieuph |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | 빂 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 빂 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xEB 0xB9 0x82 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xBE42 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x0000BE42 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ube42 |