U+C1E1 "쇡" Hangul Syllable Soeg Unicode Character
U+C1E1 "쇡" Hangul Syllable Soeg is a precomposed syllable in the modern Korean writing system, representing the sound "soeg" which is formed by combining the initial consonant ㅅ (s), the medial vowel ㅚ (oe), and the final consonant ㄱ (g). This character is part of the Hangul Syllables block in Unicode, a range that encodes all possible syllable blocks constructed from the Korean alphabet, allowing for efficient text processing and display. While it is a valid and properly assigned character, 쇡 is a relatively rare syllable in standard Korean vocabulary, appearing infrequently in everyday language and more commonly in specialized terms or phonetic transcriptions. As with all Hangul syllables, its inclusion in the Unicode standard ensures consistent representation across digital platforms, enabling accurate reading and writing of Korean text worldwide.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+C1E1 |
| Version Added | 2.0 |
| Name | Hangul Syllable Soeg |
| Block | Hangul Syllables |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
| Decomposition Type | Canonical |
| Decomposition Mapping | "쇠" U+C1E0 Hangul Syllable Soe "ᆨ" U+11A8 Hangul Jongseong Kiyeok |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | 쇡 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 쇡 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xEC 0x87 0xA1 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xC1E1 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x0000C1E1 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \uc1e1 |