U+BE8D "뺍" Hangul Syllable Bbaeb Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

U+BE8D "뺍" Hangul Syllable Bbaeb is a precomposed syllable in the modern Korean Hangul writing system, formed from the initial consonant ㅃ (ssangbieup, representing a tense "bb" sound), the vowel ㅐ (ae, pronounced like the "a" in "cat"), and the final consonant ㅂ (bieup, a "b" or "p" sound), resulting in the phonetic value of "bbaeb". While it is a valid and encoded character within the Unicode Hangul Syllables block, this specific syllable is extremely rare in actual Korean vocabulary and is not commonly found in standard dictionary entries or everyday usage. Its inclusion in Unicode ensures complete coverage of all possible phonetic combinations within the Hangul alphabet system, allowing for accurate digital representation of the language.

General Properties

Code Point U+BE8D
Version Added 2.0
Name Hangul Syllable Bbaeb
Block Hangul Syllables
General Category Other Letter
Canonical Combining Class Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class Left To Right
Decomposition Type Canonical
Decomposition Mapping "빼" U+BE7C Hangul Syllable Bbae
"ᆸ" U+11B8 Hangul Jongseong Pieup

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding 뺍
HTML Hex Encoding 뺍
UTF-8 Encoding 0xEB 0xBA 0x8D
UTF-16 Encoding 0xBE8D
UTF-32 Encoding 0x0000BE8D
C/C++/Java Escape \ube8d

Unicode Properties

NFC Quick Check Yes
NFKC Quick Check Yes
Numeric Type None
Numeric Value NaN
Line Break Hangul LVT Syllable
East Asian Width Wide
Script Hangul
Script Extensions Hangul
Hangul Syllable Type LVT Syllable
Indic Syllabic Category Other
ID Start Yes
XID Start Yes
ID Continue Yes
XID Continue Yes
Alphabetic Yes
Vertical Orientation Upright
Grapheme Base Yes
Grapheme Cluster Break Hangul Syllable Type=LVT
Word Break Alphabetic letter
Sentence Break OLetter